Characterization and expression of AmphiCL encoding cathepsin L proteinase from amphioxus Branchiostoma belcheri tsingtauense

Marine Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 279-286

  Wang, Yongjun ^a,b   Zhang, Shicui ^a   Liu, Zhenhui ^a   Li, Hongyan ^a   Wang, Lei ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b Nantong Agricultural College   (China)

Author keywords

Amphioxus; Branchiostoma; Cathepsin L; Expression; Lipopolysaccharide; Spirulina

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; DNA; ENZYMES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MUSCLE; POLYSACCHARIDES; TISSUE;

AMPHIOXUS; BRANCHIOSTOMA; CATHEPSIN L; EXPRESSION; LOPOPOLYLYSACCHARIDE; SPIRULINA;

PROTEINS;

CATHEPSIN; CATHEPSIN L; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

ENZYME;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LIBRARY; GENETICS; GILL; GONAD; INVERTEBRATE CHORDATA; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CATHEPSINS; CHORDATA, NONVERTEBRATE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LIBRARY; GILLS; GONADS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ARTHROSPIRA PLATENSIS; BRANCHIOSTOMA; BRANCHIOSTOMA BELCHERI; BRANCHIOSTOMA LANCEOLATUM; NEGIBACTERIA; SPIRULINA;

EID: 24144464821     PISSN: 14362228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10126-004-4084-9     Document Type: Article

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