Characterization of hemolytic and cytotoxic gallysins: A relationship with arylphorins

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 253-266

  Beresford, Paul J ^a,b   Basinski Gray, Jane M ^a   Chiu, Jonathan K C ^a   Chadwick, June S ^a   Aston, W Peter ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CENTER FOR BLOOD RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antitumour; Arylphorin; Cytotoxic; Gailysin; Gailysin 1; Galleria mellonella; Hemolysin; Insect immunity; Monoclonal antibody

Indexed keywords

ARYLPHORIN; BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; CYTOTOXIC FACTOR; GALLYSIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROTEIN; PSEUDOMONAS VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ERYTHROLEUKEMIA CELL; HEMOLYMPH; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LEPIDOPTERA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RABBIT; VACCINATION;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GALLERIA; GALLERIA MELLONELLA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; MAMMALIA; MURINAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0030806872     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-305X(97)00011-6     Document Type: Article

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