Epigenetics in Apicomplexa: control of gene expression during cell cycle progression, differentiation and antigenic variation

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 357-362

  Hakimi, Mohamed Ali ^a   Deitsch, Kirk W ^b  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANTIGENIC VARIATION; APICOMPLEXA; CELL CYCLE PROGRESSION; CELL CYCLE REGULATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHROMATIN; EPIGENETICS; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE TARGETING; HISTONE CODE; HYPOTHESIS; LIFE CYCLE; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM; READING; REVIEW; TOXOPLASMA; WRITING;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; APICOMPLEXA; CELL CYCLE; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS;

ANIMALIA; APICOMPLEXA; EUKARYOTA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 34548658056     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2007.07.005     Document Type: Review

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