A novel truncated isoform of the mannose-binding lectin-associated serine protease (MASP) from the common carp (Cyprinus carpio)

Immunogenetics

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 193-200

  Nagai, Takeshi ^a,b   Mutsuro, Junichi ^a   Kimura, Moritaka ^a   Kato, Yoko ^a   Fujiki, Kazuhiro ^a   Yano, Tomoki ^a   Nakao, Miki ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL FISHERIES UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alternative polyadenylation; Complement; Lectin pathway; MASP; Truncated form

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA; MANNOSE BINDING PROTEIN; SERINE PROTEINASE;

ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CARP; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; ENZYME STRUCTURE; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYADENYLATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALIA; CYPRINUS CARPIO; MAMMALIA; XENOPUS;

EID: 0034098013     PISSN: 00937711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002510050031     Document Type: Article

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