The novel avian protein, AWAK, contains multiple domains with homology to protease inhibitory modules

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 388-394

  Nile, Christopher J ^a   Townes, Claire L ^a   Hirst, Barry H ^a   Hall, Judith ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Avian; Kunitz domain; Proteinase inhibitor; WAP domain

Indexed keywords

AVIAN PROTEIN; AWAK PROTEIN; CYSTEINE; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; EPITHELIUM CELL; INTESTINE MUCOSA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; AVIAN PROTEINS; CHICKENS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAGS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; INTESTINE, SMALL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, MATRIX-ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION-IONIZATION;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 27944505171     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2005.02.015     Document Type: Article

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