Subcellular multitasking - Multiple destinations and roles for the Plasmodium falcilysin protease

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 309-313

  Ralph, Stuart A ^a  

^a WALTER AND ELIZA HALL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FALCILYSIN; PROTEINASE; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL ORGANELLE; CELL VACUOLE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALS; HEMOGLOBINS; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; PEPTIDES; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS;

EID: 33846039237     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2006.05528.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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