The role of the Kinesin-13 family protein TbKif13-2 in flagellar length control of Trypanosoma brucei

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 137-140

  Chan, Kuan Yoow ^a   Ersfeld, Klaus ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Axoneme; Flagellum; Kinesin; Microtubule; Sleeping sickness

Indexed keywords

KINESIN; KINESIN 13; RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ARTICLE; AXONEME; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; FLAGELLUM; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; KINETOPLAST; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA INTERFERENCE; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; AXONEME; FLAGELLA; GENE DELETION; KINESIN; MICROTUBULES; ORGAN SIZE; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI;

LEISHMANIA MAJOR; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 77957316000     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2010.08.001     Document Type: Article

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