Characterization of the 5′ region of the Leishmania infantum LORIEN/MAT2 gene cluster and role of LORIEN flanking regions in post-transcriptional regulation

Biochimie

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1325-1336

  García Estrada, Carlos ^a   Pérez Pertejo, Yolanda ^a   Ordóñez, David ^a   Balaña Fouce, Rafael ^a   Reguera, Rosa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Leishmania; LORIEN MAT2 gene cluster; Post transcriptional regulation; Tropical diseases; Zinc finger protein

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; LUCIFERASE; MESSENGER RNA; METHIONINE ADENOSYLTRANSFERASE; SPACER DNA; SUMO 1 PROTEIN; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOINFORMATICS; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA TRANSFECTION; GENE CLUSTER; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LIFE CYCLE; LORIEN/MAT2 GENE CLUSTER; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; REPORTER GENE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA STABILITY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; UNTRANSLATED REGION; ANIMAL; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE DELETION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MULTIGENE FAMILY; RNA PROCESSING;

LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIA MAJOR;

3' FLANKING REGION; 5' FLANKING REGION; ANIMALS; GENE DELETION; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; METHIONINE ADENOSYLTRANSFERASE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RNA PROCESSING, POST-TRANSCRIPTIONAL; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 47749117177     PISSN: 03009084     EISSN: 61831638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2008.03.007     Document Type: Article

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