Deletion of mitogen-activated protein kinase 1 inhibits development and growth of Toxoplasma gondii

Parasitology Research

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 797-805

  Cao, Lili ^a,b   Wang, Zedong ^a   Wang, Shuchao ^a   Li, Jiping ^a   Wang, Xinglong ^a   Wei, Feng ^c   Liu, Quan ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY   (China)

^b Research Academy of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine Sciences of Jilin Province   (China)

^c JILIN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Asexual development; Growth; Mitogen activated protein kinase; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRADYZOITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; HEAT SHOCK; IN VITRO STUDY; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1 GENE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS; ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHLOROCEBUS AETHIOPS; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; METABOLISM; MORTALITY; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOXOPLASMA; VERO CELL LINE; VIRULENCE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS; TRANSFECTION; VERO CELLS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84955372923     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: 14321955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-015-4807-2     Document Type: Article

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