Computational analysis of constraints on noncoding regions, coding regions and gene expression in relation to Plasmodium phenotypic diversity

PLoS ONE

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2008, Pages

  Essien, Kobby ^a,b   Hannenhalli, Sridhar ^b   Stoeckert Jr , Christian J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNTRANSLATED RNA; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL INVASION; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; ION TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PLASMODIUM; PLASMODIUM (LIFE CYCLE STAGE); PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PROTOZOAL GENETICS; RNA PROCESSING; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GENOME; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHENOTYPE; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PLASMODIUM CHABAUDI; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM KNOWLESI; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PLASMODIUM YOELII; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

EUKARYOTA; PLASMODIUM (APICOMPLEXA);

ANIMALS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOME; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; PLASMODIUM; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PLASMODIUM CHABAUDI; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM KNOWLESI; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PLASMODIUM YOELII; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 52349098749     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0003122     Document Type: Article

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