Characterization of RAB-like4, the first identified RAB-like protein from Trypanosoma cruzi with GTPase activity

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 333, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 808-817

  Ramos, Fabiane Pereira ^a   Araripe, Júlia Rolão ^a   Ürményi, Turán Péter ^a   Silva, Rosane ^a   Cunha E Silva, Narcisa Leal ^a   Leite Fontes, Carlos Frederico ^b   Da Silveira, José Franco ^c   Rondinelli, Edson ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b Instituto de Bioquimica Medica   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Endocytic pathway; GTPase; RAB like; RAS superfamily; Trypanosomatids

Indexed keywords

GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; MESSENGER RNA; RAB LIKE 4 PROTEIN; RAB PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONSENSUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIMASTIGOTE; GENE CONTROL; GENE IDENTIFICATION; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MOTIF; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EUKARYOTA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 20744445536     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.05.183     Document Type: Article

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