Molecular cloning of a new lectin gene from Z. grandiflora

DNA Sequence - Journal of DNA Sequencing and Mapping

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 335-338

  Kai, Guoyin ^a   Zheng, Jingui ^b   Zhang, Lei ^c   Pang, Yongzhen ^c   Liao, Zhihua ^c   Li, Zhugang ^a   Zhao, Linxia ^a   Sun, Xiaofen ^a,c   Tang, Kexuan ^a,c  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUJIAN AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Mannose binding lectin; RACE; Zephyranthes grandiflora; ZGA

Indexed keywords

AGGLUTININ; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MANNOSE BINDING PROTEIN; PLANT LECTIN; PRIMER DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PLANT; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; ZEPHYRATHES GRANDIFLORA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; LILIACEAE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PLANT LECTINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

AMARYLLIDACEAE; CLIVIA MINIATA; EMBRYOPHYTA; GALANTHUS; GALANTHUS NIVALIS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; ZEPHYRANTHES; ZEPHYRANTHES GRANDIFLORA;

EID: 0042171485     PISSN: 10425179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1042517031000135142     Document Type: Article

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