Molecular characterization and expression of a novel kinesin which localizes with the kinetoplast in the human pathogen, Leishmania donovani

Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 269-280

  Gerald, Noel J ^a   Coppens, Isabelle ^b   Dwyer, Dennis M ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

GFP; Kinesin; Kinetoplast; Leishmania; Protozoan parasite

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; KINESIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; KINETOPLAST; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, KINETOPLAST; KINESIN; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; PROTOZOA;

EID: 41449109032     PISSN: 08861544     EISSN: 10970169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cm.20259     Document Type: Article

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