Intracellular signaling pathways involved in cell differentiation in trypanosomatids

Open Parasitology Journal

Volumn 4, Issue SPEC. ISS.1, 2010, Pages 102-110

  Lopes, Angela H ^a   Gomes, Marta T ^a   Dutra, Fernando L ^a   Vermelho, Alane B ^a   Meyer Fernandes, José R ^a   Silva Neto, Mário A C ^a   Souto Padrón, Thaïs ^a   Vieira, Danielle P ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cellular differentiation; Leishmania; Protein kinases; Signaling pathways; Trypanosoma brucei; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE; GLYCOSYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL; ISOENZYME; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PHOSPHOLIPASE C;

CATALYSIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE SEQUENCE; GROWTH REGULATION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; KINETOPLASTIDA; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIASIS; MAMMAL CELL; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEPHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN TARGETING; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

LEISHMANIA MAJOR; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 84864008857     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18744214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874421401004010102     Document Type: Review

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