Molecular genetic characterization and subcellular localization of a putative Theileria annulata membrane protein

Parasitology Research

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 405-415

  Schneider, Ilka ^a   Haller, Daniel ^a   Seitzer, Ulrike ^a   Beyer, Doreen ^a   Ahmed, Jabbar S ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; PROTOZOAL RNA; THEILERIA ANNULATA MEMBRANE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; LIFE CYCLE; LYMPHOBLASTOID CELL LINE; MEROZOITE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTOZOAL GENETICS; PROTOZOON; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPOROZOITE; THEILERIA ANNULATA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL LINE; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PROTEIN SORTING SIGNALS; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS; THEILERIA ANNULATA;

BOVINAE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM YOELII; PLASMODIUM YOELII YOELII; THEILERIA; THEILERIA ANNULATA;

EID: 12144282641     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-004-1226-1     Document Type: Article

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