Expression profiling using random genomic DNA microarrays identifies differentially expressed genes associated with three major developmental stages of the protozoan parasite Leishmania major

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 71-86

  Akopyants, Natalia S ^a   Matlib, Robin S ^a   Bukanova, Elena N ^a   Smeds, Matthew R ^a   Brownstein, Bernard H ^a   Stormo, Gary D ^a   Beverley, Stephen M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA microarray; Expression profiling; Gene expression; Genome; Leishmania; Transcriptional regulation

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; MESSENGER RNA; PROTOZOAL DNA;

AMASTIGOTE; ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA MICROARRAY; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE REPLICATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOME ANALYSIS; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LIFE CYCLE; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMASTIGOTE; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOME, PROTOZOAN; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

LEISHMANIA MAJOR; MAMMALIA; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PROTOZOA;

EID: 2342467942     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2004.03.002     Document Type: Article

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