Unique characteristics of the kinetoplast dna replication machinery provide potential drug targets in trypanosomatids

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 625, Issue , 2008, Pages 9-21

  Shlomai, Joseph ^a   Sela, Dotan ^b   Milman, Neta ^b   Kapeller, Irit ^b   Zick, Aviad ^b   Bezalel, Rachel ^b   Yaffe, Nurit ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUIDE RNA; HISTONE; HISTONE LIKE PROTEIN KAP2; HISTONE LIKE PROTEIN KAP3; HISTONE LIKE PROTEIN KAP4; KINETOPLAST DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CATALYSIS; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL DIVISION; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA REPLICATION; DRUG DNA BINDING; DRUG TARGETING; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE SILENCING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA EVANSI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 84934436700     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-77570-8_2     Document Type: Review

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