A GCN2-Like eukaryotic initiation factor 2 kinase increases the viability of extracellular toxoplasma gondii parasites

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1403-1412

  Konrad, Christian ^a,b   Wek, Ronald C ^b   Sullivan Jr , William J ^a,c  

^a Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology   (United States)

^b Department Microbiology and Immunology ^*  (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INITIATION FACTOR; INITIATION FACTOR 2; PROTEIN KINASE R; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE INACTIVATION; GENETICS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; TOXOPLASMA;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; EIF-2 KINASE; EUKARYOTIC INITIATION FACTOR-2; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; PEPTIDE INITIATION FACTORS; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TOXOPLASMA;

EUKARYOTA; PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 80055104493     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.05117-11     Document Type: Article

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