Acanthamoeba castellanii: Gene profile of encystation by ESTs analysis and KOG assignment

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 111-116

  Moon, Eun Kyung ^a   Chung, Dong Il ^a   Hong, Yeon Chul ^a   Ahn, Tae In ^b   Kong, Hyun Hee ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Encystation; ESTs; KOG

Indexed keywords

AUTOPHAGY PROTEIN 8; CYST SPECIFIC PROTEIN 21; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; LIGASE; PROTEASOME; PROTEIN CULLIN 4; PROTEIN KINASE C; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; UBIQUITIN CONJUGATING ENZYME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST (RESTING STAGE); GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TROPHOZOITE;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ANIMALS; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAGS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; OOCYSTS; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; TROPHOZOITES;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; PROTOZOA;

EID: 41349119567     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2008.01.001     Document Type: Article

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