Polymorphism of mytilin B mRNA is not translated into mature peptide

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 384-392

  Parisi, Maria Giovanna ^a,b   Li, Hui ^a   Toubiana, Mylène ^a   Parrinello, Nicolò ^b   Cammarata, Matteo ^b   Roch, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptide; Defensin; DGGE; Innate immunity; Molluscs; mRNA polymorphism; Mytilus; Selection pressure

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; MYTILIN; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; EXON; GENETIC DISTANCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHY; INTRON; ITALY; MOLECULAR CLONING; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; BASE SEQUENCE; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; EXONS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOME; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYTILUS; OPEN READING FRAMES; PEPTIDES; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RNA, MESSENGER; SELECTION (GENETICS);

MOLLUSCA; MYTILUS; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS;

EID: 57749104681     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2008.10.009     Document Type: Article

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