Identification of a sphingosine-sensitive Ca2+ channel in the plasma membrane of Leishmania mexicana

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 430, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1091-1096

  Benaim, Gustavo ^a,b   García Marchán, Yael ^a   Reyes, Claudia ^c   Uzcanga, Graciela ^a   Figarella, Katherine ^a  

^a Fundacion Instituto de Estudios Avanzados IDEA   (Venezuela)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Venezuela)

^c INSTITUTO VENEZOLANO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Calcium channel; Leishmania; Sphingosine Ca2+; Trypanosomatids

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; DILTIAZEM; NIFEDIPINE; SPHINGOSINE; VERAPAMIL; VOLTAGE GATED CALCIUM CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

3-PYRIDINECARBOXYLIC ACID, 1,4-DIHYDRO-2,6-DIMETHYL-5-NITRO-4-(2-(TRIFLUOROMETHYL)PHENYL)-, METHYL ESTER; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL AGONISTS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; CELL MEMBRANE; CERAMIDES; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN; SPHINGOSINE; VERAPAMIL;

LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 84872489821     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.12.033     Document Type: Article

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