Fibrinogen-bearing protein genes in the snail Biomphalaria glabrata: Characterization of two novel genes and expression studies during ontogenesis and trematode infection

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1119-1130

  Zhang, Si Ming ^a   Nian, Hong ^a   Zeng, Yong ^a   DeJong, Randall J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b CALVIN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomphalaria glabrata; Echinostoma paraensei; Epidermal growth factor (EGF); Fibrinogen related molecule (FReM); Fibrinogen related protein (FREP); Innate immunity; Mollusc; Schistosoma mansoni

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FIBRINOGEN; FIBRINOGEN BEARING PROTEIN; PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMPHALARIA GLABRATA; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHINOSTOMA; FREM GENE; FREP14 GENE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ONTOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SNAIL; TREMATODIASIS; UPREGULATION;

BASOMMATOPHORA; BIOMPHALARIA GLABRATA; ECHINOSTOMA PARAENSEI; GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMATIDAE; TREMATODA;

EID: 46549088300     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2008.03.001     Document Type: Article

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