Sequence and expression of an Eisenia-fetida-derived cDNA clone that encodes the 40-kDa fetidin antibacterial protein

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 246, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 756-762

  Lassegues, Maguy ^a   Milochau, Alexandra ^a   Doignon, François ^b   Du Pasquier, Louis ^c   Valembois, Pierre ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Institut de Biochimie et Genetique Cellulaires   (France)

^c BASEL INSTITUTE FOR IMMUNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

cDNA cloning; Gene expression; Peroxidase; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GLYCOPROTEIN; PEROXIDASE;

ARTICLE; DNA LIBRARY; DNA SEQUENCE; EARTHWORM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EISENIA FETIDA; INVERTEBRATA; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 0030904254     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.00756.x     Document Type: Article

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