C-reactive protein: A predominant LPS-binding acute phase protein responsive to Pseudomonas infection

Journal of Endotoxin Research

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 163-174

  Ng, Patricia M L ^a   Jin, Zhenxiao ^a   Tan, Sandra S H ^a   Ho, Bow ^a   Ding, Jeak L ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Endotoxin; Horseshoe crab; Lipopolysaccharide; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE BINDING PROTEIN; PENTRAXIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HEMOLYMPH; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LETHAL DOSE; LIMULUS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PSEUDOMONAS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; UNTRANSLATED REGION; UPREGULATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; HEMOLYMPH; HORSESHOE CRABS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; RNA PROCESSING, POST-TRANSCRIPTIONAL; UP-REGULATION;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MEROSTOMATA; NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 3042853063     PISSN: 09680519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/096805104225004833     Document Type: Article

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