Molecular cloning of a cDNA encoding atypical antimicrobial and cytotoxic brevinin- 1Ja from the skin of the Japanese brown frog, Rana japonica

Zoological Science

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 487-491

  Koyama, Takumi ^a   Iwamuro, Shawichi ^a  

^a TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptide; Brevinin 1Ja; Cytotoxicity; Frog skin; Rana japonica

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN PROTEIN; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BREVININ 1 PROTEIN, RANA; BREVININ-1 PROTEIN, RANA; COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FROG; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SKIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMPHIBIAN PROTEINS; ANIMALS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RANIDAE; SKIN;

ANURA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MAMMALIA; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; RANA JAPONICA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 47949090573     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: 02890003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.25.487     Document Type: Article

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