A type-1 metacaspase from Acanthamoeba castellanii

Microbiological Research

Volumn 163, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 414-423

  Trzyna, Wendy C ^a   Legras, Xavier D ^a   Cordingley, John S ^a  

^a LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba castellanii; Encystation; Signaling complex; Type 1 metacaspase

Indexed keywords

AMINATION; AMINES; AMINO ACIDS; HEALTH; ORGANIC ACIDS;

ACANTHAMOEBA; AMINO ACID RESIDUES; BRANCHING PATTERNS; ELSEVIER (CO); MEMBRANE COMPONENTS; METACASPASES; PROLINE (PRO);

MICROFLUIDICS;

AMINO ACID; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MEMBRANE; PROTOZOAN; SIGNALING;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII;

EID: 44849115984     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2006.06.017     Document Type: Article

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