Distinct genomic organization, mRNA expression and cellular localization of members of two amastin sub-families present in Trypanosoma cruzi

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Kangussu Marcolino, Monica Mendes ^a   De Paiva, Rita Márcia Cardoso ^b   Araújo, Patrícia Rosa ^b   De Mendonça Neto, Rondon Pessoa ^b   Lemos, Laiane ^a   Bartholomeu, Daniella Castanheira ^c   Mortara, Renato A ^d   Darocha, Wanderson Duarte ^a   Teixeira, Santuza Maria Ribeiro ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b Núcleo de Pesquisas em Tuberculose   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amastigote; Amastin; mRNA; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

BETA AMASTIN; CELL SURFACE PROTEIN; DELTA AMASTIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMASTIGOTE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHROMOSOME; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DISEASE CARRIER; EPIMASTIGOTE; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE ORDER; GENETIC VARIATION; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

HEXAPODA; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 84872262946     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-13-10     Document Type: Article

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