TcRRMs and Tcp28 genes are intercalated and differentially expressed in Trypanosoma cruzi life cycle

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 322, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 985-992

  Gomes, Giselle Guimarães ^a   Peter Üményi, Turán ^a   Rondinelli, Edson ^a   Williams, Noreen ^b   Silva, Rosane ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Differential gene expression; Post transcriptional gene regulation; RNA binding proteins; Tbp34; Tbp37; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN TBP34; PROTEIN TBP37; RNA; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLAGELLATE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOME; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA BINDING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TCP28 GENE; TCRRM1 GENE; TCRRM2 GENE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPOMASTIGOTE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAGS; GENES, PROTOZOAN; LEISHMANIA; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RESTRICTION MAPPING; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

LEISHMANIA MAJOR; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 4444227676     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.08.026     Document Type: Article

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