Transcriptional regulation of two stage-specifically expressed genes in the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1722-1736

  Kibe, Michael K ^a   Coppin, Alexandra ^a   Dendouga, Najoua ^a   Oria, Gabrielle ^a   Meurice, Edwige ^a   Mortuaire, Marlène ^a   Madec, Edwige ^a   Tomavo, Stanislas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DES SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES DE LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; CCAAT ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CIS ACTING ELEMENT; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; ENOLASE; GLYCINE; NUCLEOTIDE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; PROTEIN ENO1; PROTEIN ENO2; TATA BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE CONTROL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTOZOAL GENETICS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TATA BOX; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ANIMAL; BINDING SITE; CELL CULTURE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; TOXOPLASMA; TRANSACTIVATION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE;

PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENES, PROTOZOAN; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PHOSPHOPYRUVATE HYDRATASE; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RESPONSE ELEMENTS; TOXOPLASMA; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 16244392125     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gki314     Document Type: Article

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