Structural and biochemical characterization of a new type of lectin isolated from carp eggs

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 376, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 433-440

  Galliano, Monica ^a   Minchiotti, Lorenzo ^a   Campagnoli, Monica ^a   Sala, Alberto ^a   Visai, Livia ^a   Amoresano, Angela ^b   Pucci, Piero ^b   Casbarra, Annarita ^b   Cauci, Marco ^c   Perduca, Massimiliano ^c   Monaco, Hugo L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carp; Fish egg lectin (FEL); Innate immunity; Primary structure; Tachylectin 1; Tectonin; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIA; CARBOHYDRATES; FILTRATION; GENES; PROTEINS;

DEFENSE SYSTEMS;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

AMINO ACID; CARBOHYDRATE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DISULFIDE; GLYCOPROTEIN; LECTIN; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARP; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARBOHYDRATES; CARPS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; DISULFIDES; FISHES; INVERTEBRATES; LECTINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OVUM; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ANIMALIA; CARASSIUS AURATUS; CARASSIUS AURATUS GIBELIO; CARASSIUS CARASSIUS; CYPRINUS CARPIO; DANIO; DANIO RERIO; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); INVERTEBRATA; MEROSTOMATA; POSIBACTERIA; TACHYPLEUS; TACHYPLEUS TRIDENTATUS;

EID: 0346887113     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20030413     Document Type: Article

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