A male-specific expression gene, encodes a novel anionic antimicrobial peptide, scygonadin, in Scylla serrata

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1961-1968

  Wang, Ke Jian ^a   Huang, Wen Shu ^a,b   Yang, Ming ^a   Chen, Hui Yun ^a   Bo, Jun ^a   Li, Shao Jing ^a   Wang, Gui Zhong ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JIMEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptide; Gene expression; Genomic organization; Male specific; Scygonadin; Scylla serrata

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GLYCYLGLUTAMINYLALANYLLEUCYLASPARAGINYLLYSYLLEUCYLMETHIONYLPROLYL LYSYLISOLEUCYLVALYLSERYLALANYLISOLEUCYLTYROSYLMETHIONYLMETHIONYLVALYLGLYCINE; PEPTIDE; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; SCYGONADIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAB; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EJACULATORY DUCT; EXON; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE ISOLATION; GENETIC CODE; GONAD; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTRON; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCYLLA SERRATA; SEMINAL PLASMA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; BRACHYURA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); SCYLLA SERRATA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BRACHYURA; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 34247325507     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2006.09.036     Document Type: Article

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