A method for rapid regulation of protein expression in Trypanosoma cruzi

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 33-37

  Ma, Yan Fen ^a   Weiss, Louis M ^a   Huang, Huan ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chagas disease; Destabilisation domain; Genetic manipulation; Protein expression; PTREX vector; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

FK 506 BINDING PROTEIN;

CHAGAS DISEASE; DISEASE VECTOR; GENE EXPRESSION; PARASITE; PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUSION; LIGAND BINDING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTIST LIFE CYCLE STAGE; PTREX VECTOR; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC VECTORS; GENETICS, MICROBIAL; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 84855201897     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: 18790135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2011.11.002     Document Type: Article

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