Characterization of a novel vanadium-binding protein (VBP-129) from blood plasma of the vanadium-rich ascidian Ascidia sydneiensis samea

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - General Subjects

Volumn 1780, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 256-263

  Yoshihara, Masao ^a   Ueki, Tatsuya ^a   Yamaguchi, Nobuo ^a   Kamino, Kei ^b   Michibata, Hitoshi ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ascidian; Blood plasma; Metal accumulation; Vanadium

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; COBALT; CUPRIC ION; FERRIC ION; PROTEIN VBP 129; PROTEIN VBP 88; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANABINP; VANADIUM; ZINC ION;

ARTICLE; ASCIDIA SYDNEIENSIS SAMEA; ASCIDIACEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BLOOD PROTEINS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; UROCHORDATA; VANADIUM;

ASCIDIA; ASCIDIA SYDNEIENSIS SAMEA; ASCIDIACEA;

EID: 38549083668     PISSN: 03044165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2007.11.001     Document Type: Article

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