Characterization of an equine mannose-binding lectin and its roles in disease

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 343, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 928-936

  Podolsky, Michael J ^a   Lasker, Aaron ^a   Flaminio, M Julia B F ^b   Gowda, Lakshmi D ^a   Ezekowitz, R Alan B ^a   Takahashi, Kazue ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

cDNA; Characterization; Cloning; Horse; Innate immunity; Lectin complement pathway; Mannose binding lectin; MASP; MBL; MBL associated serine proteases

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN; MBL ASSOCIATED SERINE PROTEASE; SERINE PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT LECTIN PATHWAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HORSE; IMMUNE FUNCTION TEST; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INNATE IMMUNITY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MANNOSE-BINDING LECTINS; MANNOSE-BINDING PROTEIN-ASSOCIATED SERINE PROTEASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ANIMALIA; ASCIDIACEA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33645949096     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.03.055     Document Type: Article

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