Intracellular localization and trafficking of serine proteinase AhSub and cysteine proteinase AhCP of Acanthamoeba healyi

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 125-131

  Moon, E K ^a   Lee, S T ^b   Chung, D I ^a   Kong, H H ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Sunchon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AHCP1 ENZYME; AHSUB PROTEIN, ACANTHAMOEBA HEALYI; CATHEPSIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; SERINE PROTEINASE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; CYTOPLASM; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETICS; LYSOSOME; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ANIMALS; CATHEPSINS; CYTOPLASM; LYSOSOMES; MUTATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; TRANSFECTION;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA HEALYI;

EID: 30944453886     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.5.1.125-131.2006     Document Type: Article

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