Characterization of protein geranylgeranyltransferase I from the enteric protist Entamoeba histolytica

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 216-225

  Makioka, Asao ^a   Kumagai, Masahiro ^a   Takeuchi, Tsutomu ^b   Nozaki, Tomoyoshi ^c,d  

^a JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Entamoeba histolytica; Protein farnesyltransferase; Protein geranylgeranyltransferase I; Protein prenylation; Ras superfamily small GTPases

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; FARNESYL TRANS TRANSFERASE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE ACTIVATING PROTEIN; LEUCINE; METHIONINE; PHENYLALANINE; PRENYLAMINE; PROTEIN GERANYLGERANYLTRANSFERASE I; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; RAC PROTEIN; RHO GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA CHAIN; AMEBIASIS; ARTICLE; BETA CHAIN; CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, PROTOZOAN; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FARNESYLTRANSTRANSFERASE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MONOMERIC GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; PEPTIDES; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MAMMALIA; PROTISTA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 30544446265     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2005.10.005     Document Type: Article

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