Molecular cloning of mRNA from toad granular gland secretion and lyophilized skin: Identification of Bo8 - A novel prokineticin from Bombina orientalis

Peptides

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 377-383

  Chen, Tianbao ^a   Xue, Yuanzhen ^b   Zhou, Mei ^a   Shaw, Chris ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Cloning; Mass spectrometry; Protein; Venom

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PROKINETICIN BO8; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BOMBINA ORIENTALIS; DNA LIBRARY; FREEZE DRYING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TOAD;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMPHIBIAN VENOMS; ANIMALS; ANURA; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FREEZE DRYING; GENE LIBRARY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPEN READING FRAMES; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; PROTEIN SORTING SIGNALS; PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SKIN; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR, ENDOCRINE-GLAND-DERIVED;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; BOMBINA; BOMBINA BOMBINA; BOMBINA ORIENTALIS;

EID: 12344256964     PISSN: 01969781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2004.10.021     Document Type: Article

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