Cell-cycle-dependent translation of histone mRNAs is the key control point for regulation of histone biosynthesis in Leishmania infantum

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 379, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 617-625

  Soto, Manuel ^a   Iborra, Salvador ^a   Quijada, Luis ^a   Folgueira, Cristina ^a   Alonso, Carlos ^a   Requena, Jose M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cell cycle; Histone biosynthesis; Leishmania; Polysomal profile; Sucrose gradient; Translational efficiency

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; DNA; MICROORGANISMS; UREA;

CELL-CYCLE-REGULATED SYNTHESIS; RIBOSOME-FREE FRACTIONS;

RNA;

HISTONE; HYDROXYUREA; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; METAPHASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA TRANSLATION;

ANIMALS; CELL CYCLE; CENTRIFUGATION, DENSITY GRADIENT; DNA REPLICATION; DNA, PROTOZOAN; G1 PHASE; HISTONES; HSP70 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HYDROXYUREA; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; POLYRIBOSOMES; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, PROTOZOAN; S PHASE;

LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 1842418999     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20031522     Document Type: Article

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