Genomic cloning and characterization of a PPA gene encoding a mannose-binding lectin from Pinellia pedatisecta

Biocell

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-25

  Lin, Juan ^a   Zhou, Xuanwei ^b   Fei, Jiong ^b   Liao, Zhihua ^a   Jin, Wang ^a   Sun, Xiaofen ^a   Tang, Kexuan ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Genomic cloning; Genomic walker technology; Mannose binding lectin; Pinellia pedatisecta; Pinellia pedatisecta agglutinin (PPA)

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN;

ANGIOSPERM; ARACEAE; ARISAEMA; ARTICLE; ARUM; BROMELIACEAE; COLOCASIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC CODE; IRIDACEAE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PINELLIA; PINELLIA PEDATISECTA AGGLUTININ GENE; PROMOTER REGION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TATA BOX;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; MANNOSE-BINDING LECTIN; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PINELLIA; PLANT LECTINS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ALLIACEAE; AMARYLLIDACEAE; ARACEAE; ARISAEMA HETEROPHYLLUM; ARUM MACULATUM; BROMELIACEAE; COLOCASIA ESCULENTA; IRIDACEAE; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PINELLIA PEDATISECTA; PINELLIA TERNATA;

EID: 33745847089     PISSN: 03279545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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