Protein arginine methylation in parasitic protozoa

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1013-1022

  Fisk, John C ^a   Read, Laurie K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; PARASITE ANTIGEN; PROTEIN ARGININE METHYLTRANSFERASE; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENTAMOEBA; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHYLATION; PARABASALIA; PARASITOLOGY; PLASMODIUM; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; TOXOPLASMA; TRYPANOSOMA;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; ARGININE; ENTAMOEBA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; METHYLATION; PARABASALIDEA; PLASMODIUM; PROTEIN-ARGININE N-METHYLTRANSFERASES; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; TOXOPLASMA; TRYPANOSOMA;

ANIMALIA; APICOMPLEXA; ENTAMOEBA; EUKARYOTA; PLASMODIUM (APICOMPLEXA); PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA; TRICHOMONAS; TRYPANOSOMA;

EID: 79961043508     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.05103-11     Document Type: Article

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