The major surface protease (MSP or GP63) of Leishmania sp. Biosynthesis, regulation of expression, and function

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-16

  Yao, Chaoqun ^a,b   Donelson, John E ^b   Wilson, Mary E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis; Gene expression; GP63; Leishmania; Major surface protease

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY RNA; MAJOR SURFACE PROTEASE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MICROBIAL ENZYME; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; KNOCKOUT GENE; LEISHMANIA; LIFE CYCLE; LYSIS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMASTIGOTE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN METABOLISM; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

LEISHMANIA SP.; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0141888314     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(03)00211-1     Document Type: Review

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