A novel protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) is involved in the transformation of human protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 374, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 647-656

  González, Jorge ^a   Cornejo, Alberto ^a   Santos, Marcia R M ^b   Cordero, Esteban M ^b   Gutiérrez, Bessy ^a   Porcile, Patricio ^a   Mortara, Renato A ^b   Sagua, Hernán ^a   Da Silveira, José Franco ^b   Araya, Jorge E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTOFAGASTA   (Chile)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Enzyme purification; Expression; Gene cloning; Genomic organization; Phosphatase specific inhibitor; Trypanosome transformation

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYME KINETICS; GENES; PH EFFECTS;

PRIMERS;

PROTEINS;

AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; CYANOGINOSIN; OKADAIC ACID; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 2A; PROTEIN; SEPHAROSE; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GROWTH INHIBITOR; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE;

ACIDITY; AMASTIGOTE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME BAND; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CULTURE MEDIUM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE ISOLATION; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC CODE; GENOME; HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTOZOON; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPOMASTIGOTE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; FLAGELLUM; FRACTIONATION; GENE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FLAGELLA; GENES, PROTOZOAN; GENOME; GROWTH INHIBITORS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OKADAIC ACID; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE; PHOSPHORYLATION; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0141679096     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20030215     Document Type: Article

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