Regulation of virulence of Entamoeba histolytica by the URE3-BP transcription factor

mBio

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Gilchrist, Carol A ^a   Moore, Ellyn S ^a   Zhang, Yan ^b   Bousquet, Christina B ^a   Lannigan, Joanne A ^c   Mann, Barbara J ^a,c   Petri Jr , William A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA BIOINFORMATICS INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERREDOXIN; LECTIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UPSTREAM REGULATORY ELEMENT 3 BINDING PROTEIN;

AMEBIASIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSENTERY; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GERBIL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA;

EID: 79952119883     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21507511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/mBio.00057-10     Document Type: Article

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