Characterization of an upstream open reading frame in the 5′ untranslated region of PR-39, a cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 39, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 9-18

  Wu, Hua ^a   Ross, Christopher R ^a   Blecha, Frank ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptide; Gene regulation; Innate immunity

Indexed keywords

CATHELICIDIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; NUCLEOTIDE;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REPRESSOR GENE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; BASE SEQUENCE; CODON; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; OPEN READING FRAMES; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 0037105337     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-5890(02)00093-7     Document Type: Article

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