Entamoeba invadens contains the components of a classical adrenergic signaling system

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 339-343

  Frederick, Jesse ^a   Eichinger, Dan ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cAMP signaling; Encystation; Entamoeba; GPCRs; Heterotrimeric G proteins

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; ADRENALIN; CHOLERA TOXIN; CYCLIC AMP; ENZYME INHIBITOR; FORSKOLIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE DERIVATIVE; HETEROTRIMERIC GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; LIGAND; PERTUSSIS TOXIN; RECEPTOR;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTAMOEBA INVADENS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TROPHOZOITE;

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; ANIMALS; CHOLERA TOXIN; CYCLIC AMP; ENTAMOEBA; EPINEPHRINE; FORSKOLIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; HETEROTRIMERIC GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; LIGANDS; PERTUSSIS TOXIN; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ENTAMOEBA; ENTAMOEBA INVADENS;

EID: 4644335032     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2004.07.003     Document Type: Article

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