Interleukin-12 subunits p35 and p40 of Indian water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) maintain high sequence homology with those of other ruminants

International Journal of Immunogenetics

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 179-186

  Premraj, A ^a   Sreekumar, E ^a   Nautiyal, B ^b   Rasool, T J ^c  

^a RAJIV GANDHI CENTRE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b M J P ROHILKHAND UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CONCANAVALIN A; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 12P35; INTERLEUKIN 12P40; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY INTERLEUKIN 12P40; PROTEIN P35; PROTEIN P40; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; IL12A PROTEIN, HUMAN; INTERLEUKIN 12; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BOVIDS; BUFFALO; CROSS REACTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATTLE; DEER; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BUBALUS; BUBALUS BUBALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; BUFFALOES; CATTLE; DEER; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-12; INTERLEUKIN-12 SUBUNIT P35; INTERLEUKIN-12 SUBUNIT P40; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SHEEP;

EID: 20044380170     PISSN: 17443121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-313X.2005.00505.x     Document Type: Article

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