cDNA cloning and partial characterization of amastigote specific surface protein from Trypanosoma cruzi

Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1083-1091

  Olivas Rubio, Marybell ^a   Hernández Martínez, Salvador ^b   Talamás Rohana, Patricia ^a   Tsutsumi, Victor ^a   Reyes López, Pedro A ^c   Rosales Encina, José Luis ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CARDIOLOGÍA IGNACIO CHÁVEZ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Amastigotes; Gene expression; Molecular mimetism; Surface protein; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

AMASTIGOTE SPECIFIC SURFACE PROTEIN 4; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMASTIGOTE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; HUMAN; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; PROTOZOAL GENETICS; RAT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPOMASTIGOTE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CELL LINE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MACACA MULATTA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RATS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

RATTUS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 70449554066     PISSN: 15671348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2009.05.016     Document Type: Article

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