Rhomboid-like proteins in Apicomplexa: Phylogeny and nomenclature

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 254-258

  Dowse, Timothy J ^a   Soldati, Dominique ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; RHOMBOID PROTEIN; SERINE PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APICOMPLEXA; DNA SEQUENCE; NOMENCLATURE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; REVIEW; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

APICOMPLEXA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 19444369929     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2005.04.009     Document Type: Short Survey

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