First identification of a chemotactic receptor in an invertebrate species: Structural and functional characterization of Ciona intestinalis C3a receptor

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 177, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 4132-4140

  Melillo, Daniela ^a   Sfyroera, Georgia ^b   De Santis, Rosaria ^a   Graziano, Rita ^a   Marino, Rita ^a   Lambris, John D ^b   Pinto, Maria Rosaria ^a  

^a STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMOTACTIC FACTOR; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3A; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3A RECEPTOR; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL MIGRATION; CIONA INTESTINALIS; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 33748500233     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.177.6.4132     Document Type: Article

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