Disruption of a mitochondrial MutS DNA repair enzyme homologue confers drug resistance in the parasite Toxoplasma gondii

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 425-441

  Garrison, Erin M ^a   Arrizabalaga, Gustavo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATING AGENT; METHYLNITROSOUREA; MONENSIN; POLYDEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE SYNTHASE; PROTEIN MUTS; SALINOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; DNA REPAIR; DRUG RESISTANCE; GENETIC SELECTION; MISMATCH REPAIR; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; WILD TYPE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA REPAIR; DRUG RESISTANCE; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; METHYLNITROSOUREA; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MONENSIN; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; MUTATION; MUTS HOMOLOG 2 PROTEIN; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; PYRANS; RNA, PROTOZOAN; TOXOPLASMA;

EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 64149088252     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2009.06655.x     Document Type: Article

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