Serine/threonine phosphatases in socioeconomically important parasitic nematodes-Prospects as novel drug targets?

Biotechnology Advances

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 28-39

  Campbell, Bronwyn E ^a   Hofmann, Andreas ^b   McCluskey, Adam ^c   Gasser, Robin B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bioinformatics; Biotechnology; Drug resistance; Genomics; New drug targets; Parasitic nematodes; Protein phosphatases (PPs); Serine threonine phosphatases (STPs)

Indexed keywords

DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG TARGETS; GENOMICS; PARASITIC NEMATODES; PROTEIN PHOSPHATASES (PPS); SERINE/THREONINE PHOSPHATASES (STPS);

AGRICULTURE; AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; BIOINFORMATICS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PESTICIDES; PROTEINS;

PHOSPHATASES;

ANTINEMATODAL AGENT; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE;

BIOINFORMATICS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DISEASE TREATMENT; DRUG; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENOMICS; INHIBITION; LIVESTOCK FARMING; NEMATODE; PARASITE CONTROL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ECONOMICS; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NEMATODE; PARASITE; REVIEW;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTINEMATODAL AGENTS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; HUMANS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEMATODA; PARASITES; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASES;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; NEMATODA; STRONGYLIDA; STRONGYLOIDEA;

EID: 78649850492     PISSN: 07349750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2010.08.008     Document Type: Review

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