The gene encoding the sea urchin complement protein, SpC3, is expressed in embryos and can be upregulated by bacteria

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 27, Issue 6-7, 2003, Pages 529-538

  Shah, Megha ^a   Brown, Ken M ^a,b   Smith, L Courtney ^a,b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Complement; Development; Echinoderm; Embryogenesis; Innate; SpC3

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; PROTEIN SPC3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BLASTULA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GASTRULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA URCHIN; UPREGULATION; VIBRIO;

ECHINODERMATA; ECHINOIDEA; MAMMALIA; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS PURPURATUS; VIBRIO;

EID: 0037409531     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-305X(03)00030-2     Document Type: Article

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