Cloning of a gene fragment encoding bovine complement component C3d with expression and characterization of derived fusion proteins

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 114, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 61-71

  Firth, Matthew A ^a   Prando Moore, D ^a   Pei, Yanlong ^a   Shewen, Patricia E ^a   Lo, Reggie Y C ^b   Yoo, Dongwan ^a   Hodgins, Douglas C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adjuvant; Bovine; Complement C3d; Mannheimia haemolytica; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3D; HYBRID PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT VACCINE;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; BIOTINYLATION; CATTLE DISEASE; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOMODULATION; MANNHEIMIA HAEMOLYTICA; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; VACCINE PRODUCTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL VACCINES; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CATTLE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; COMPLEMENT C3D; FEMALE; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

BOS TAURUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MANNHEIMIA HAEMOLYTICA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 33748801989     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2006.07.005     Document Type: Article

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