Molecular characterization and expression of Interferon-γ of Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 118, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 75-83

  Sreekumar, E ^a   Janki, M B V ^a   Arathy, D S ^a   Hariharan, R ^a   Premraj, C Avinash ^a   Rasool, T J ^b  

^a RAJIV GANDHI CENTRE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Elephant; Interferon gamma; Phylogeny; Promoter; Recombinant protein

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; GAMMA INTERFERON ANTIBODY; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARMADILLO; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; ELEPHANT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVOLUTION; HORSE; HUMAN; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TATA BOX; TUBERCULOSIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ASIA; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ELEPHANTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INTERFERON TYPE II; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS);

AFROTHERIA; AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA; ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DASYPUS NOVEMCINCTUS; ELEPHANTIDAE; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS; EQUIDAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; XENARTHRA;

EID: 34250887459     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2007.04.012     Document Type: Article

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