Characterization and developmental gene regulation of a large gene family encoding amastin surface proteins in Leishmania spp.

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 205-220

  Rochette, Annie ^a   McNicoll, François ^a   Girard, Joanne ^a   Breton, Marie ^a   Leblanc, Éric ^a   Bergeron, Michel G ^a   Papadopoulou, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

3 UTR conserved elements; Amastin gene family; Amastin signature sequence; Leishmania; Stage specific gene expression; Surface proteins

Indexed keywords

AMASTIN SURFACE PROTEIN; AMINO ACID; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CONTROL; GENE SEQUENCE; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LIFE CYCLE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA TRANSLATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 14744299083     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2005.01.006     Document Type: Article

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