A bioinformatic analysis of the RAB genes of Trypanosoma brucei

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 89-97

  Ackers, John P ^a   Dhir, Vivek ^b   Field, Mark C ^b,c  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endocytosis; Exocytosis; Intracellular transport; RAB; Small GTPase; Trypanosoma

Indexed keywords

RAB PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOINFORMATICS; CELL NUCLEUS; ENDOCYTOSIS; EUKARYOTE; EVOLUTIONARY HOMOLOGY; EXOCYTOSIS; FLAGELLATE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; INFORMATION; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORTHOLOGY; PARASITE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTOZOAL GENETICS; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; YEAST;

EID: 13844263049     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2005.01.017     Document Type: Article

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