Expression and function of a family of transmembrane kinases from the protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 5341-5351

  Mehra, Alka ^a   Fredrick, Jesse ^b   Petri Jr , William A ^b   Bhattacharya, Sudha ^a   Bhattacharya, Alok ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE;

AMEBIASIS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; EUKARYOTE EVOLUTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME ANALYSIS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; TROPHOZOITE;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, PROTOZOAN; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PHENOTYPE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS;

EID: 33748089017     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.00025-06     Document Type: Article

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