Toxoplasma co-opts host gene expression by injection of a polymorphic kinase homologue

Nature

Volumn 445, Issue 7125, 2007, Pages 324-327

  Saeij, J P J ^a   Coller, S ^a   Boyle, J P ^a   Jerome, M E ^b   White, M W ^b   Boothroyd, J C ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 12; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN KINASE; STAT PROTEIN;

ENDOPARASITE; GENE EXPRESSION; HOST; IMMUNE RESPONSE; PARASITIC DISEASE; PROTOZOAN;

ARTICLE; CELL ORGANELLE; EUKARYOTE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CROSS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HOST CELL; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOXOPLASMA;

APICOMPLEXA; EUKARYOTA; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 33846322896     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature05395     Document Type: Article

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