Toward understanding the functional role of Ss-RIOK-1, a RIO protein kinase-encoding gene of Strongyloides stercoralis.

• Main Authors: Wang Yuan (Author), James B Lok (Author), Jonathan D Stoltzfus (Author), Robin B Gasser (Author), Fang Fang (Author), Wei-Qiang Lei (Author), Rui Fang (Author), Yan-Qin Zhou (Author), Jun-Long Zhao (Author), Min Hu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Some studies of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and mammals have shown that RIO protein kinases (RIOKs) are involved in ribosome biogenesis, cell cycle progression and development. However, there is a paucity of information on their functions in parasitic nematodes. We aimed to investigate the f...