Annexin-like alpha giardins: A new cytoskeletal gene family in Giardia lamblia

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 617-626

  Weiland, Malin E L ^a   McArthur, Andrew G ^b   Morrison, Hilary G ^b   Sogin, Mitchell L ^b   Svärd, Staffan G ^a,c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Annexin; Cytoskeleton; Flagella; Giardia; Parasite

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GIARDIN DERIVATIVE; ANNEXIN; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; EPITOPE; MESSENGER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME; PARASITOLOGY; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MOTILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; FLAGELLUM; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; LIFE CYCLE; MEMBRANE STABILIZATION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS;

EID: 18044380882     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2004.12.009     Document Type: Article

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