Trypanosoma cruzi: High ribosomal resistance to trichosanthin inactivation

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 442-447

  Juri Ayub, Maximiliano ^a   Ma, Kit Wan ^b   Shaw, Pang Chui ^b   Wong, Kam Bo ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chagas Disease; Protein synthesis; Ribosome inactivating protein (RIP); Trichosanthin; Trypanosoma

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE DEHYDROGENASE (DECARBOXYLATING); RIBOSOME INACTIVATING PROTEIN; TRICHOSANTHIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL MUTANT; CHAGAS DISEASE; CRITHIDIA FASCICULATA; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; RAT; RIBOSOME; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; CRITHIDIA FASCICULATA; DRUG RESISTANCE; LIVER; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RATS; RIBOSOMES; TRICHOSANTHIN; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

CRITHIDIA FASCICULATA; MAMMALIA; RATTUS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 38649111986     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2007.09.002     Document Type: Article

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