New eukaryotic systematics: A phylogenetic perspective of developmental gene expression in the Apicomplexa

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 145-151

  Gissot, Mathieu ^a   Kim, Kami ^a   Schaap, Dick ^b   Ajioka, James W ^c  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Parasitology R and D Department   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AP2; Archaeplastida; Chromatin; Chromaveolata; cis Acting element; Histone; Opisthokonta; Plasmodium; siRNA; Toxoplasma; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

DNA; HISTONE; RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

EUKARYOTE; GENE EXPRESSION; PARASITE; PARASITIC DISEASE; PHYLOGENETICS; TAXONOMY;

APICOMPLEXA; CHROMATIN; CLADISTICS; DNA BINDING MOTIF; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM YOELII; REVIEW; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

ANIMALS; APICOMPLEXA; CHROMATIN; DNA, PROTOZOAN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, DEVELOPMENTAL; HISTONES; MODELS, GENETIC; PHYLOGENY; PLASMODIUM; RNA, PROTOZOAN; TOXOPLASMA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; APICOMPLEXA; ARCHAEPLASTIDA; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI/METAZOA GROUP; MAMMALIA; PLASMODIUM (APICOMPLEXA); PROTISTA; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 57449118102     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2008.10.002     Document Type: Review

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