Isolation and characterization of a new mannose-binding lectin gene from Taxus media

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 399-407

  Kai, Guoyin ^a   Zhao, Lingxia ^a   Zheng, Jingui ^b   Zhang, Lei ^c,d   Miao, Zhiqi ^a   Sun, Xiaofen ^d   Tang, Kexuan ^a,d  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUJIAN AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Evolution analysis; Mannose binding lectin; Molecular modelling; Taxus media; TMA

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN; PLANT LECTIN; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

GENE;

ARTICLE; GENE ISOLATION; GYMNOSPERM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TAXUS; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

GYMNOSPERMAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; TAXUS; TAXUS MEDIA; TAXUS X MEDIA;

EID: 11344284920     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02712111     Document Type: Article

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