Actin-Interacting Proteins in flagellated pathogenic Leishmania spp.: a genome-based bioinformatics report on profilins, formins and katanins

International Journal of Functional Informatics and Personalised Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 234-252

  Vasconcelos, Elton J R ^a   Pacheco, Ana C L ^a   Gouveia, João J S ^a   Araújo, Fabiana F ^a   Diniz, Michely C ^a   Kamimura, Michel T ^a   Costa, Marcília P ^a   Araújo Filho, Raimundo ^a   Magalhães de Oliveira, Diana ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

actin interacting proteins; AIP; flagellar proteins; formin; katanin; leishmania; profilin

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885941670     PISSN: 17562104     EISSN: 17562112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJFIPM.2008.021389     Document Type: Article

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