An invertebrate defense molecule activates membrane conductance in mammalian cells by means of its lectin-like domain

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 35-43

  Bloc, Alain ^a   Lucas, Rudolf ^a,b   Van Dijck, Els ^c   Bilej, Martin ^d   Dunant, Yves ^a   De Baetselier, Patrick ^c   Beschin, Alain ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^d INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Amiloride sensitive conductance; CCF 1; Innate immunity; Lectin; TNF

Indexed keywords

ACID; AMILORIDE; COELOMIC CYTOLYTIC FACTOR 1; CYTOKINE; LECTIN; PROTEIN; SUGAR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDIFICATION; ACIDITY; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; CHANNEL GATING; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; INVERTEBRATE; LYSIS; LYSOSOME; MALE; MAMMAL CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN INTERACTION; TRYPANOSOMA;

INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0036027774     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-305X(01)00054-4     Document Type: Article

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