Canine cathelicidin (K9CATH): Gene cloning, expression, and biochemical activity of a novel pro-myeloid antimicrobial peptide

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1278-1296

  Sang, Yongming ^a   Teresa Ortega, M ^a   Rune, Kristina ^a   Xiau, Wang ^b   Zhang, Guolong ^b   Soulages, Jose L ^b   Lushington, Gerald H ^c   Fang, Jianwen ^c   Williams, Todd D ^c   Blecha, Frank ^a   Melgarejo, Tonatiuh ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptide; Carnivore; Cathelicidin; Dog; Gene

Indexed keywords

CATHELICIDIN; K9CATH; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; DOG; GENE EXPRESSION; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MAMMALIA; NEGIBACTERIA; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; OVIS; POSIBACTERIA; PRIMATES; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UREAPLASMA CANIGENITALIUM; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM;

EID: 35648949904     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2007.03.007     Document Type: Article

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