Epigenetic switches in clag3 genes mediate blasticidin S resistance in malaria parasites

Cellular Microbiology

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1913-1923

  Mira Martínez, Sofía ^a   Rovira Graells, Núria ^a   Crowley, Valerie M ^b,c   Altenhofen, Lindsey M ^c   Llinás, Manuel ^c   Cortés, Alfred ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN BIOMEDICINE   (Spain)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLASTICIDIN S;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CLAG3 GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG UPTAKE; EPIGENETICS; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SWITCHING; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

ANTIMALARIALS; DRUG RESISTANCE; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NUCLEOSIDES; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS;

EID: 84885428725     PISSN: 14625814     EISSN: 14625822     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cmi.12162     Document Type: Article

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