Molecular cloning and characterization of a novel mannose-binding lectin cDNA from Zantedeschia aethiopica

Biocell

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 187-193

  Chen, Zhonghai ^a   Pang, Yongzhen ^a   Liu, Xiaojun ^a   Wang, Xinglong ^a   Deng, Zhongxiang ^a   Sun, Xiaofen ^a,c   Tang, Kexuan ^a,b,c  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Mannose binding lectin; RACE; ZAA; Zantedeschia aethiopica

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GENOMIC DNA; MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN; PRIMER DNA; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; RNA; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZANTEDESCHIA AETHIOPICA AGGLUTININ;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; BINDING SITE; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PLANT LEAF; RAPID AMPLIFICATION OF CDNA ENDS; RNA EXTRACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; ZANTEDESCHIA; ZANTEDESCHIA AETHIOPICA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; LECTINS; MANNOSE; MANNOSE-BINDING LECTIN; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPEN READING FRAMES; PHYLOGENY; PLANTS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN SORTING SIGNALS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; ZANTEDESCHIA;

ARACEAE; ZANTEDESCHIA; ZANTEDESCHIA AETHIOPICA;

EID: 24744434391     PISSN: 03279545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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