Characterization of the autophagy marker protein Atg8 reveals atypical features of autophagy in Plasmodium falciparum

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2014, Pages

  Navale, Rahul ^a   Atul, ^a   Allanki, Aparna Devi ^a   Sijwali, Puran Singh ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 METHYLADENINE; AUTOPHAGY PROTEIN 8; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHLOROQUINE; DOXYCYCLINE; N [N (3 CARBOXYOXIRANE 2 CARBONYL)LEUCYL]AGMATINE; PEPSTATIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 3-METHYLADENINE; ACTIN BINDING PROTEIN; ADENINE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ATG8 PROTEIN, PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; LEUCINE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEIN;

APICOPLAST; ARTICLE; AUTOPHAGY; BIOACCUMULATION; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; DRUG EFFECTS; ERYTHROCYTE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GENOME; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIFE CYCLE STAGE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

ADENINE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIMALARIALS; APICOPLASTS; AUTOPHAGY; CHLOROQUINE; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROCYTES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOME, PROTOZOAN; HUMANS; LEUCINE; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPSTATINS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 84913554658     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0113220     Document Type: Article

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