Identification of basic transcriptional elements required for rif gene transcription

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 605-615

  Tham, Wai Hong ^a   Payne, Paul D ^a   Brown, Graham V ^a   Rogerson, Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Multi gene families; Plasmodium falciparum; Repressor; rif; Transcription regulation; var

Indexed keywords

DNA; GENE EXPRESSION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MALARIA; PARASITE; PROTOZOAN;

ARTICLE; ERYTHROCYTE; GENE CONTROL; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MALARIA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; REPRESSOR GENE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TROPHOZOITE; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA; GC RICH SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 33947310930     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2006.11.006     Document Type: Article

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