Molecular cloning and characterization of mitogen-activated protein kinase 2 in Toxoplasma gondii

Cell Cycle

Volumn 10, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 3519-3526

  Huang, Huan ^a   Ma, Yan Fen ^a   Bao, Yi ^a   Lee, Hattie ^a   Lisanti, Michael P ^b,c   Tanowitz, Herbert B ^a   Weiss, Louis M ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DdFKBP; Differentiation; Mitogen activated protein kinase; Phosphorylation; Protozoa; Signal transduction; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; TOXOPLASMA GONDII MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN BINDING; STRESS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA; PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 80055105219     PISSN: 15384101     EISSN: 15514005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/cc.10.20.17791     Document Type: Article

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