Atlantic Salmon Interferon Genes: Cloning, Sequence Analysis, Expression, and Biological Activity

Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 601-612

  Robertsen, Børre ^a   Bergan, Veronica ^a   Røkenes, Torunn ^a   Larsen, Rannveig ^a   Albuquerque, Artur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; INTERFERON; MYXOVIRUS RESISTANCE PROTEIN; PROTEIN; SASAINTERFERON ALPHA1; SASAINTERFERON ALPHA2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC SALMON; EXON; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; INFECTIOUS PANCREATIC NECROSIS VIRUS; INTRON; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INDUCTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; ZEBRA FISH;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL LINE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CULTURE MEDIA, CONDITIONED; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FISH PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOMICS; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; HUMANS; INTERFERONS; INTRONS; KIDNEY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, MESSENGER; SALMO SALAR; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

AVES; DANIO RERIO; GALLUS GALLUS; INFECTIOUS PANCREATIC NECROSIS VIRUS; MAMMALIA; SALMO SALAR; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0142187261     PISSN: 10799907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/107999003322485107     Document Type: Article

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