EhGEF2, a Dbl-RhoGEF from Entamoeba histolytica has atypical biochemical properties and participates in essential cellular processes

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 70-80

  González De la Rosa, Claudia Haydée ^a   Arias Romero, Luis Enrique ^a   de Jesús Almaraz Barrera, Ma ^a   Hernandez Rivas, Rosaura ^a   Sosa Peinado, Alejandro ^b   Rojo Domínguez, Arturo ^c   Robles Flores, Martha ^b   Vargas, Miguel ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Armadillo; Chemotaxis; Dbl proteins; EhGEF2; Entamoeba histolytica; Erythrophagocytosis; Phosphatidic acid; Proliferation; Rho GTPases

Indexed keywords

GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; LIPID; PHOSPHATIDIC ACID; PROTEIN CDC42; PROTEIN EHGEF2; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; RAC PROTEIN; RACA PROTEIN; RACB PROTEIN; RACC PROTEIN; RACD PROTEIN; RACG PROTEIN; RACH PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMOTAXIS; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENZYME ACTIVATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHAGOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BIOCHEMISTRY; CATALYSIS; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CHEMOTAXIS; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ERYTHROCYTES; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME, PROTOZOAN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTORS; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDES; HUMANS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHOSPHATIDIC ACIDS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RHO GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; TROPHOZOITES;

ARMADILLO; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 33845288950     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2006.10.007     Document Type: Article

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