Genomic organization and expression of the expanded SCG/L/R gene family of Leishmania major: Internal clusters and telomeric localization of SCGs mediating species-specific LPG modifications

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 231-241

  Dobson, Deborah E ^a   Scholtes, Luella D ^a   Myler, Peter J ^b,c   Turco, Salvatore J ^d   Beverley, Stephen M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SEATTLE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene regulation; Genetic complementation; Lipophosphoglycan; Metacyclogenesis; Protozoan parasite; Transmission

Indexed keywords

LECTIN; LIPOPHOSPHOGLYCAN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; GENE CONVERSION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; GENE SEQUENCE; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCGL GENE; SCGR GENE; TELOMERE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; GALACTOSYLTRANSFERASES; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE ORDER; GENES, PROTOZOAN; GLYCOSPHINGOLIPIDS; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, PROTOZOAN; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TELOMERE;

LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PROTOZOA;

EID: 33644823184     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2005.12.012     Document Type: Article

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