Cross-species activation of trypanosome S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase by the regulatory subunit prozyme

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-6

  Willert, Erin K ^a   Phillips, Margaret A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Polyamines; Putrescine; Regulation; Trypanosoma brucei; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

ADENOSYLMETHIONINE DECARBOXYLASE; HETERODIMER; HOMODIMER; POLYAMINE DERIVATIVE; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; PROZYME; PUTRESCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME SUBUNIT; GENE DUPLICATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; NONHUMAN; PARALOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ADENOSYLMETHIONINE DECARBOXYLASE; ANIMALS; DIMERIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVATORS; KINETICS; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; PUTRESCINE; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 68749099370     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2009.05.009     Document Type: Article

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