Plasmodium falciparum GPI mannosyltransferase-III has novel signature sequence and is functional

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 364, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 748-754

  Basagoudanavar, Suresh H ^a   Feng, Xiaorong ^a   Krishnegowda, Gowdahalli ^a   Muthusamy, Arivalagan ^a   Gowda, D Channe ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis; Characterization; Glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchors; Mannosyltransferase III of GPI biosynthesis; PIG B gene; Plasmodium falciparum

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL; GLYCOSYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL MANNOSYLTRANSFERASE III; MANNOSYLTRANSFERASE; MESSENGER RNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PIG B GENE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTOZOAL GENETICS;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; MANNOSYLTRANSFERASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

MAMMALIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 36048986477     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.10.061     Document Type: Article

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