Expression of an antimicrobial peptide identified in the male reproductive system of rats

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology - Part B Molecular Biotechnology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 185-189

  Sun, Xiang Jun ^a   Wang, Dong Ning ^a   Zhang, Wei Jie ^a   Wu, Xiang Fu ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Amino terminus; Bactericidal activity; Myristoylated Gly; Tandem repeats; defensins

Indexed keywords

CELLS; DISEASES; DRUG THERAPY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

AMINO TERMINUS; ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE; MYRISTOYLATED GLY; TANDEM REPEATS;

PROTEINS;

BETA DEFENSIN; PEPTIDE BIN1B; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PEPTIDE; PRIMER DNA;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CYTOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENITAL SYSTEM; MYRISTYLATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TANDEM REPEAT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RAT;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; PEPTIDES; RATS;

EID: 21644436725     PISSN: 10736085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/MB:28:3:185     Document Type: Article

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