Molecular cloning, characterization and expression analysis of an IL-21 homologue from Tetraodon nigroviridis

Cytokine

Volumn 35, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 126-134

  Wang, Hui Ju ^a   Xiang, Li Xin ^a   Shao, Jian Zhong ^a   Jia, Shen ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Characterization; Expression analysis; Interleukin 21; Molecular cloning; Tetraodon nigroviridis

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; INTERLEUKIN 21; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MESSENGER RNA; PEPTIDE;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; 5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; EXON; FISH; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENOMICS; GILL; GONAD; IMMUNITY; INTESTINE; KIDNEY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PUFFER FISH; SKIN; SPLEEN; STRESS; SYNTENY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FEMALE; FISH PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; INTERLEUKINS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TETRAODONTIFORMES; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MAMMALIA; TAKIFUGU; TETRAODON; TETRAODON NIGROVIRIDIS;

EID: 33750520364     PISSN: 10434666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2006.07.010     Document Type: Article

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