Cecropin P1 and novel nematode cecropins: A bacteria-inducible antimicrobial peptide family in the nematode Ascaris suum

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 390, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 207-214

  Pillai, Ajitha ^a   Ueno, Satoshi ^a   Zhang, Hong ^a   Lee, Jae Min ^a   Kato, Yusuke ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

5 rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE); Caenorhabditis elegans; Cecropin; Innate immunity; Molecular evolution; Nematode

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; FUNGI; PROTEINS; YEAST;

CECROPIN; INNATE IMMUNITY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NEMATODE;

BACTERIA;

CECROPIN; PEPTIDE CECROPIN P1; PEPTIDE CECROPIN P2; PEPTIDE CECROPIN P3; PEPTIDE CECROPIN P4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; ASCARIS SUUM; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA LIBRARY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IMMUNITY; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INDUCTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOXOCARA CANIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASCARIS SUUM; BACTERIA; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDES; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ASCARIDIDAE; ASCARIS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; ASCARIS SUUM; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; MAMMALIA; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NEGIBACTERIA; NEMATODA; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUS SCROFA; TOXOCARA CANIS; UROCHORDATA;

EID: 23944461543     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20050218     Document Type: Article

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