Cloning, characterization and functional expression of a cyclophilin of Entamoeba histolytica

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 219-225

  Ostoa Saloma, Pedro ^a   César Carrero, Julio ^a   Petrossian, Pavel ^a   Hérión, Pascal ^a   Landa, Abraham ^b   Pedro Laclette, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cyclosporin A; Drug susceptibility; Entamoeba; Peptidyl prolyl cis trans isomerase; Salivary IgA antigen

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHILIN; CYCLOSPORIN A;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ISOMERISM; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOZOITE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CYCLOSPORINE; DNA, PROTOZOAN; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDYLPROLYL ISOMERASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, PROTOZOAN; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTAMOEBA; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA;

EID: 0342368779     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(00)00190-0     Document Type: Article

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