Molecular cloning and characterization of SRAM, a novel insect Rel/Ankyrin-family protein present in nuclei

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 127, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1127-1134

  Shiraishi, Hirohisa ^a   Kobayashi, Ayako ^b   Sakamoto, Yasumitsu ^c   Nonaka, Takamasa ^c   Mitsui, Yukio ^c   Aozasa, Naohiko ^a   Kubo, Takeo ^a   Natori, Shunji ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NAGAOKA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ankyrin; Insect immunity; NF B Rel family; Sarcophaga peregrina; B motif

Indexed keywords

ANKYRIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; INSECT PROTEIN; LECTIN;

ARTICLE; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; INSECT; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REPORTER GENE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TANDEM REPEAT;

DROSOPHILA; INSECTA; PEREGRINA; PROKARYOTA; SARCOPHAGA; SARCOPHAGA PEREGRINA;

EID: 0033948061     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a022708     Document Type: Article

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