New proteins in the apicoplast membranes: time to rethink apicoplast protein targeting

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 197-200

  Lim, Liting ^a   Kalanon, Ming ^a   McFadden, Geoffrey I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

APICOMPLEXA; APICOPLAST; CELL MEMBRANE; CHLOROPLAST; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; GENOME; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALS; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANES; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASTIDS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; TOXOPLASMA;

EID: 65249171443     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2009.02.001     Document Type: Short Survey

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