Trypanosoma cruzi: Molecular identification and characterization of new members of the Tc13 family. Description of the interaction between the Tc13 antigen from Tulahuén strain and the second extracellular loop of the β1 -adrenergic receptor

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 103, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 112-119

  García, Gabriela A ^a   Joensen, Lilian G ^a   Búa, Jacqueline ^a   Ainciart, Natalia ^a   Perry, Stephen J ^b   Ruiz, Andrés M ^a  

^a Inst Nac Chagas Dr Mario F   (Argentina)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenergic receptor; Chagas' disease; Cholinergic receptor; Surface antigen interaction; Tc13; Trans sialidase; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

BETA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; PARASITE ANTIGEN; PROTEIN TC13; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0042671409     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-4894(03)00087-0     Document Type: Article

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