Ubiquicidin, a novel murine microbicidal protein present in the cytosolic fraction of macrophages

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 423-428

  Hiemstra, Pieter S ^a   Van Den Barselaar, Maria T ^b   Roest, Mark ^b   Nibbering, Peter H ^b   Van Furth, Ralph ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Antimicrobial peptides; Monocytes macrophages

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; DEFENSIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; HYBRID PROTEIN; PROTEIN; UBIQUICIDIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CYTOSOL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MACROPHAGE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 0032843865     PISSN: 07415400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jlb.66.3.423     Document Type: Article

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