How complex is GTPase signaling in trypanosomes?

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 253-257

  Field, Mark C ^a   O'Reilly, Amanda J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARF PROTEIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; RAB PROTEIN; RAS PROTEIN; RHO FACTOR;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EUKARYOTE; GENOME; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FAMILY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENES, PROTOZOAN; GENOME, PROTOZOAN; GTP PHOSPHOHYDROLASES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRYPANOSOMA;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 44149121405     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2008.03.005     Document Type: Article

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