Phenotypic characterization of a glucose transporter null mutant in Leishmania mexicana

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 9-18

  Rodriguez Contreras, Dayana ^a   Feng, Xiuhong ^a   Keeney, Kristie M ^a   Bouwer, H G Archie ^b   Landfear, Scott M ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Glucose transporters; Hexose transport; Leishmania mexicana; Null mutant; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSE; GALACTOSE; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 1; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 2; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 3; ISOPROTEIN; MANNOSE; MUTANT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DELETION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; HEXOSE TRANSPORT; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NULL ALLELE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; GENES, PROTOZOAN; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; HEXOSES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MONOSACCHARIDE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MUTATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS;

LEISHMANIA MEXICANA;

EID: 34047103887     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2007.01.010     Document Type: Article

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