Proline racemases are conserved mitogens: Characterization of a Trypanosoma vivax proline racemase

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 170-179

  Chamond, Nathalie ^a   Cosson, Alain ^a   Coatnoan, Nicolas ^a   Minoprio, Paola ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

African trypanosomiasis; B cell mitogens; Proline racemase; Trypanosoma cruzi; Trypanosoma vivax; Trypanosomiasis

Indexed keywords

PROLINE; RACEMASE;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM; BLOOD PARASITE; CHAGAS DISEASE; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; ENANTIOMER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GENOME; LEISHMANIA; LIVESTOCK; MITOGENESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLINE RACEMASE GENE; SOUTH AMERICA; SYNTENY; T LYMPHOCYTE; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMA VIVAX; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

AMINO ACID ISOMERASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MITOGENS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRYPANOSOMA VIVAX;

EUKARYOTA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMA VIVAX; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 62249107918     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2009.02.002     Document Type: Article

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