The Trypanosoma cruzi metacyclic-specific protein Met-III associates with the nucleolus and contains independent amino and carboxyl terminal targeting elements

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 617-625

  Gluenz, Eva ^a   Taylor, Martin C ^a   Kelly, John M ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gene knockout; Metacyclogenesis; Nucleolus; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

METHIONINE;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; FLAGELLATE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOMICS; PROTEIN; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL STRUCTURE; DOWN REGULATION; EPIMASTIGOTE; GENE DELETION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; MAMMAL CELL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOLUS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL NUCLEOLUS; DOWN-REGULATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN SORTING SIGNALS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; UP-REGULATION;

HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 33947325818     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2006.11.016     Document Type: Article

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