Complete cDNA sequence of SAP-like pentraxin from Limulus polyphemus: Implications for pentraxin evolution

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 316, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 583-597

  Tharia, Hazel A ^a   Shrive, Annette K ^a   Mills, John D ^a   Arme, Chris ^a   Williams, Gwyn T ^a   Greenhough, Trevor J ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; cDNA sequence; Lectin; Pentraxin; Serum amyloid P component

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCIUM; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; PENTRAXIN; PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; SERUM AMYLOID P; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE DUPLICATION; LIMULUS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ARTHROPODA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); INVERTEBRATA; LIMULUS; LIMULUS POLYPHEMUS; MAMMALIA; MEROSTOMATA; POLYPHEMUS;

EID: 0036308252     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2001.5356     Document Type: Article

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