A reverse search for antimicrobial peptides in Ciona intestinalis: Identification of a gene family expressed in hemocytes and evaluation of activity

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 286-298

  Fedders, Henning ^a   Leippe, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptide; Ciona intestinalis; Innate immunity; Invertebrates; Tunicates; Univacuolar refractile granulocytes; Urochordates

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BLOOD CELL; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL MEMBRANE; CIONA INTESTINALIS; ERYTHROCYTE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GRANULOCYTE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YEAST;

ANIMALIA; ASCIDIACEA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CIONA INTESTINALIS; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; UROCHORDATA;

EID: 36549008107     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2007.06.003     Document Type: Article

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