Molecular characterization and expression analysis of a chicken-type lysozyme gene from housefly (Musca domestica)

Journal of Genetics and Genomics

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 7-16

  Ren, Qian ^a   Zhao, Xiaofan ^a   Wang, Jinxing ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

antibacterial activity; innate immunity; lysozyme; Musca domestica

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HYBRID PROTEIN; LYSOZYME; MESSENGER RNA; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; EMBRYO; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HOUSE FLY; HYDROLYSIS; INNATE IMMUNITY; MDLYS GENE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; CHICKENS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HOUSEFLIES; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; MURAMIDASE; PHYLOGENY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; STARVATION; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; MUSCA DOMESTICA; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 58249084642     PISSN: 16738527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1673-8527(09)60002-3     Document Type: Article

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