Identification of a novel mitogen-activated protein kinase in Toxoplasma gondii

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1245-1254

  Brumlik, Michael J ^a   Wei, Shuang ^a   Finstad, Kristiaan ^a   Nesbit, Jacqueline ^a   Hyman, Linda E ^b   Lacey, Michelle ^c   Burow, Matthew E ^a   Curiel, Tyler J ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Tulane University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bradyzoite; Differentiation; MAPK; Stress; Tachyzoite

Indexed keywords

4 (4 FLUOROPHENYL) 2 (4 METHYLSULFINYLPHENYL) 5 (4 PYRIDYL)IMIDAZOLE; ASPARTIC ACID; GENE PRODUCT; GLYCINE; MESSENGER RNA; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; THREONINE; TYROSINE;

ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ARTICLE; AUTOPHOSPHORYLATION; BASE PAIRING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DIFFERENTIATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CODE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OSMOTIC STRESS; PARASITE; PLANT; PREDICTION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTOZOAL GENETICS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; YEAST;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DATABASES, GENETIC; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENOME; IMIDAZOLES; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OSMOSIS; PHOSPHORYLATION; PYRIDINES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, PROTOZOAN; TOXOPLASMA; YEASTS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; MAMMALIA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 6044256393     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2004.07.007     Document Type: Article

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