Episomally Driven Antisense mRNA Abrogates the Hyperinducible Expression and Function of a Unique Cell Surface Class I Nuclease in the Primitive Trypanosomatid Parasite, Crithidia luciliae

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 373, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 296-307

  Yamage, Mat ^a   Joshi, Manju B ^a   Dwyer, Dennis M ^a  

^a Division of Intramural Research   (United States)

Author keywords

auxotrophic parasite; class I nuclease; phospho monoesterase; protozoan; purine salvage

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE TARTRATE RESISTANT ISOENZYME; ALPHA TUBULIN; COMPLEMENTARY RNA; NUCLEASE; NUCLEOTIDASE; PHOSPHATASE;

ARTICLE; AUXOTROPHY; CRITHIDIA LUCILIAE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; EPISOME; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PARASITE SURVIVAL; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STARVATION; TRYPANOSOMA; ZYMOGRAPHY;

CRITHIDIA LUCILIAE; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 34648841052     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.08.014     Document Type: Article

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