Overexpression of a cytosolic pyrophosphatase (TgPPase) reveals a regulatory role of PP iin glycolysis for Toxoplasma gondii

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 440, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 229-240

  Pace, Douglas A ^a   Fang, Jianmin ^a   Cintron, Roxana ^a   Docampo, Melissa D ^a   Moreno, Silvia N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apicomplexa; Cellular metabolism; Glycolysis; Parasite; PP i; Pyrophosphatase (PPase); Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

INORGANIC PYROPHOSPHATASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CLONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GLYCOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TACHYZOITE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CYTOSOL; DIPHOSPHATES; GLYCOLYSIS; INORGANIC PYROPHOSPHATASE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ORGANELLES; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES; TOXOPLASMA;

APICOMPLEXA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 81155123734     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: 14708728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20110641     Document Type: Article

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