Cell cycle-dependent, intercellular transmission of Toxoplasma gondii is accompanied by marked changes in parasite gene expression

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 192-204

  Gaji, Rajshekhar Y ^a   Behnke, Michael S ^b   Lehmann, Margaret M ^b   White, Michael W ^c   Carruthers, Vern B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL INVASION; CELL MOTILITY; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; DNA CONTENT; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; POPULATION GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; UPREGULATION;

CELL CYCLE; CELLS, CULTURED; FIBROBLASTS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOXOPLASMA;

TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 78650242370     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07441.x     Document Type: Article

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