Functional analysis and complex gene rearrangements of the folate/biopterin transporter (FBT) gene family in the protozoan parasite Leishmania

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 155-164

  Ouameur, Amin Ahmed ^a   Girard, Isabelle ^a   Légaré, Danielle ^a   Ouellette, Marc ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Folate transporters; Gene conversion; Homologous recombination; Leishmania; Methotrexate

Indexed keywords

FOLATE TRANSPORTER; FOLATE TRANSPORTER 1; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; METHOTREXATE; RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CONVERSION; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENE SEQUENCE; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; BIOPTERIN; FOLIC ACID; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENES, PROTOZOAN; LEISHMANIA; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MODELS, GENETIC; PHYLOGENY; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS;

LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 54049086893     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2008.08.007     Document Type: Article

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