A unique primary structure, cDNA cloning and function of a galactose- specific lectin from ascidian plasma

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 261, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 33-39

  Abe, Yukichi ^a   Tokuda, Miwako ^a   Ishimoto, Rika ^a   Azumi, Kaoru ^a   Yokosawa, Hideyoshi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

cDNA cloning; Fibrinogen; Lectin; Phagocytosis; Primary structure

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DISULFIDE; FIBRINOGEN; GALAPTIN; OLIGOMER; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASCIDIACEA; DISULFIDE BOND; DNA LIBRARY; HEPATOPANCREAS; HOST RESISTANCE; LECTIN BINDING; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0033119346     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1999.00238.x     Document Type: Article

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