An ancient lectin-dependent complement system in an ascidian: Novel lectin isolated from the plasma of the solitary ascidian, Halocynthia roretzi

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 167, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 4504-4510

  Sekine, H ^a   Kenjo, A ^a   Azumi, K ^a   Ohi, G ^a   Takahashi, M ^a   Kasukawa, R ^a   Ichikawa, N ^a   Nakata, M ^a   Mizuochi, T ^a   Matsushita, M ^a   Endo, Y ^a   Fujita, T ^a  

^a FUKUSHIMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; COLLECTIN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3 RECEPTOR; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GLUCOSE; LECTIN; MANNOSE; MANNOSE BINDING PROTEIN; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; PROTEINASE; SERINE PROTEINASE;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ASCIDIACEA; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA LIBRARY; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035887616     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.167.8.4504     Document Type: Article

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