Molecular cloning of a K+ channel from the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 318, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 477-484

  Ellekvist, Peter ^a   Ricke, Christina Høier ^a   Litman, Thomas ^a   Salanti, Ali ^a   Colding, Hanne ^a   Zeuthen, Thomas ^a   Klaerke, Dan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Drug target; K+ channel; Membrane potential; Plasmodium falciparum

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM ION;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; EUKARYOTE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENOME; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; ERYTHROCYTES; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; MALARIA; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

EUKARYOTA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 2142768761     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.04.049     Document Type: Article

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