Signalling the genome: The Ras-like small GTPase family of trypanosomatids

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 447-450

  Field, Mark C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLATION FACTOR; ADENYLATE CYCLASE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE ACTIVATING PROTEIN; PROTEIN CDC42; RAG1 PROTEIN; RAN PROTEIN; RAS PROTEIN; RHO FACTOR;

CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME ANALYSIS; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PARALOGY; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN HYDROLYSIS; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TSETSE FLY;

KINETOPLASTIDA; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 24744440536     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2005.08.008     Document Type: Short Survey

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