Molecular characterization of the Trypanosoma cruzi specific RNA binding protein TcRBP40 and its associated mRNAs

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 420, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 302-307

  Guerra Slompo, Eloise P ^a   Probst, Christian M ^a   Pavoni, Daniela P ^a   Goldenberg, Samuel ^a   Krieger, Marco A ^a   Dallagiovanna, Bruno ^a  

^a INSTITUTO CARLOS CHAGAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Reservosomes; RNA Recognition Motif; TcRBP40; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; PROTOZOAL RNA; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; TCRBP40 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; CELL ORGANELLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; EPIMASTIGOTE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; IN VIVO STUDY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RNA SEQUENCE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

BASE SEQUENCE; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 84859431564     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.02.154     Document Type: Article

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