Evidence for the existence of paraflagellar rod protein 2 (PFR2) gene in Trypanosoma evansi and its conservation among other kinetoplastid parasites

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 614-618

  Abdille, Md H ^a,b   Li, Shao Yong ^a   Jia, Yonggen ^a   Suo, Xun ^a   Mkoji, G ^b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Crithidia fasciculata; IPTG; isopropyl beta d thiogalactopyranoside; Leishmania infantum; Leishmania mexicana; paraflagellar rod protein 2; PBS containing 0.1 Tween 20; PBST; PFR2; reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; RT PCR; SDS PAGE; sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis; Trypanosoma brucei; Trypanosoma cruzi; Trypanosoma evansi

Indexed keywords

PARAFLAGELLAR ROD PROTEIN 2; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL MOTILITY; FLAGELLUM; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMA EVANSI; WESTERN BLOTTING;

CRITHIDIA FASCICULATA; KINETOPLASTIDA; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMA EVANSI;

EID: 40649113880     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2007.11.011     Document Type: Article

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