Analysis of a hybrid PARP/VSG ES promoter in procyclic trypanosomes

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 147-159

  Qi, Cang Cang ^a   Ürményi, Turán ^b   Gottesdiener, Keith M ^a,c  

^a New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Procyclic acidic repetitive protein; Procyclin; Promoter; Trypanosoma brucei; Variant surface glycoprotein

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HYBRID; NONHUMAN; PARASITE EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRYPANOSOMA;

EID: 0343431433     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-6851(96)02588-1     Document Type: Article

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