Functional characterization of LIT1, the Leishmania amazonensis ferrous iron transporter

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 28-36

  Jacques, Ismaele ^a   Andrews, Norma W ^a,b   Huynh, Chau ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Maryland   (United States)

Author keywords

Amastigote; Iron acquisition; Parasite; Promastigote

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; LEISHMANIA IRON TRANSPORTER 1 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEISHMANIA; MOUSE; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; IRON; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; LEISHMANIA AMAZONENSIS; MUS;

EID: 74249096627     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2009.12.003     Document Type: Article

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