T-cell receptors in channel catfish: Structure and expression of TCR α and β genes

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 545-557

  Wilson, M R ^a   Zhou, H ^a   Bengten E ^a   Clem, L W ^a   Stuge, T B ^a   Warr, G W ^b   Miller, Norman W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Catfish; Comparative immunology; Growth factors; Molecular biology; T lymphocytes; T cell receptors

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FACTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ALLOTYPE; ALPHA CHAIN; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BETA CHAIN; CATFISH; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL LINE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE LIBRARY; ICTALURIDAE; INTERLEUKIN-2; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL, ALPHA-BETA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; T-LYMPHOCYTES; VERTEBRATES;

ANIMALIA; CHONDRICHTHYES; ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS; MAMMALIA; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMO SALAR; SALMONIDAE; TETRAODONTIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031785429     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-5890(98)00037-6     Document Type: Article

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