JBP2, a SWI2/SNF2-like protein, regulates de novo telomeric DNA glycosylation in bloodstream form Trypanosoma brucei

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 24-31

  Kieft, Rudo ^a   Brand, Verena ^a   Ekanayake, Dilrukshi K ^a   Sweeney, Kate ^a   DiPaolo, Courtney ^a   Reznikoff, William S ^b   Sabatini, Robert ^a  

^a University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Antigenic variation; Base J; DNA modification; Trypanasoma brucei

Indexed keywords

BETA DEXTRO GLUCOSYL HYDROXYMETHYLURACIL; DNA GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; J BINDING PROTEIN 2; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; THYMINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLYCOSYLATION; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; TELOMERE; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; BLOOD; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLUCOSIDES; GLYCOSYLATION; TELOMERE; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI; URACIL;

TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 34548299957     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2007.06.010     Document Type: Article

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