cDNA cloning and expression analysis of a mannose-binding lectin from Pinellia pedatisecta

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 241-249

  Lin, Juan ^a   Zhou, Xuanwei ^b   Gao, Shi ^a   Liu, Xiaojun ^a   Wu, Weisheng ^a   Sun, Xiaofen ^a   Tang, Kexuan ^a,b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

cDNA cloning; Expression pattern; Mannose binding lectin; Pinellia pedatisecta; Pinellia pedatisecta agglutinin (PPA); RACE

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN; PLANT LECTIN; PLANT RNA; POLYPEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID; CLONE; DNA; FUNGAL DISEASE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MONOSACCHARIDE; ORNAMENTAL SPECIES; PEPTIDE; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CLONING; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE STRUCTURE; GENE TRANSFER; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PINELLIA; PLANT GENETICS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; START CODON; STOP CODON;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION; MANNOSE-BINDING LECTIN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PINELLIA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ALLIACEAE; AMARYLLIDACEAE; ARACEAE; BROMELIACEAE; IRIDACEAE; LILIACEAE; PINELLIA PEDATISECTA;

EID: 34248217432     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: 02505991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12038-007-0024-1     Document Type: Article

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