Characterization of unusual families of ATG8-like proteins and ATG12 in the protozoan parasite Leishmania major

Autophagy

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 159-172

  Williams, Roderick A M ^a   Woods, Kerry L ^b   Juliano, Luiz ^c   Mottram, Jeremy C ^b   Coombs, Graham H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

ATG12; ATG4; ATG8; Autophagy; Leishmania; Protozoan parasite

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN ATG12; PROTEIN ATG4; PROTEIN ATG8; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ATG12 GENE; ATG8 GENE; ATG8A GENE; ATG8B GENE; AUTOPHAGY; GENE; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

LEISHMANIA MAJOR; PROTOZOA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 61649127283     PISSN: 15548627     EISSN: 15548635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/auto.5.2.7328     Document Type: Article

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