Functional characterization and localization of Pneumocystis carinii lanosterol synthase

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 107-115

  Joffrion, Tiffany M ^a   Collins, Margaret S ^a   Sesterhenn, Thomas ^a   Cushion, Melanie T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; LANOSTEROL SYNTHASE; MUTASE; STEROL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL ORGANELLE; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; LIPID METABOLISM; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; INTRAMOLECULAR TRANSFERASES; LIPID METABOLISM; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ORGANELLES; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; STEROLS;

FUNGI; MAMMALIA; PNEUMOCYSTIS; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 75649127600     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00264-09     Document Type: Article

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