Identification of dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase as a virulence factor essential for the survival of Entamoeba histolytica in glucose-poor environments

Cellular Microbiology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 130-144

  Baumel Alterzon, Sharon ^a   Weber, Christian ^b,c   Guillén, Nancy ^b,c   Ankri, Serge ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROPYRIMIDINE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUCOSE; PYRIMIDINE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA MICROARRAY; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GLUCOSE INTAKE; NUTRITION; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PARASITE SURVIVAL; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; STARVATION; TROPHOZOITE;

DIHYDROURACIL DEHYDROGENASE (NADP); ENERGY METABOLISM; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GLUCOSE; PYRIMIDINES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 84871060097     PISSN: 14625814     EISSN: 14625822     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cmi.12036     Document Type: Article

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