Involvement of Rel factors in the expression of antimicrobial peptide genes in amphibia

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 268, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 443-449

  Miele, Rossella ^a   Björklund, Gunnel ^b   Barra, Donatella ^a   Simmaco, Maurizio ^c   Engström, Ylva ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Antimicrobial peptide genes; Bombina orientalis; Innate immunity; NF B

Indexed keywords

BOMBININ; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR REL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; FROG; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HOST RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SECRETION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

BOMBINA ORIENTALIS;

EID: 0034830455     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1033.2001.01908.x     Document Type: Article

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