Identification and expression of a ferritin homolog in amphioxus Branchiostoma belcheri: Evidence for its dual role in immune response and iron metabolism

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 150, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 263-270

  Li, Min ^a   Saren, Gaowa ^a   Zhang, Shicui ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Amphioxus; Branchiostoma; Ferritin; Iron; Lipopolysaccharide

Indexed keywords

CERULOPLASMIN; FERRITIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; BRANCHIOSTOMA BELCHERI; CHORDATA; FERRITIN GENE; GENE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; IRON METABOLISM; IRON RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MOTIF; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALIA; BRANCHIOSTOMA; BRANCHIOSTOMA BELCHERI; BRANCHIOSTOMA LANCEOLATUM; FUNGI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 44249123247     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2008.03.014     Document Type: Article

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