Analysis of the molecular mechanisms governing the stage-specific expression of a prototypical housekeeping gene during intraerythrocytic development of P. falciparum

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 408, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 205-221

  Wong, Eleanor H ^a   Hasenkamp, Sandra ^a   Horrocks, Paul ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EMSA; epigenetic; gene regulation; malaria; posttranscriptional

Indexed keywords

CYCLINE; HISTONE DEACETYLASE INHIBITOR; INTEGRASE; LUCIFERASE; NUCLEAR FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BXB1 GENE; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIGENETICS; ERYTHROCYTE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 79953717383     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2011.02.043     Document Type: Article

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