C-type lectin protein isoforms of Macrovipera lebetina: cDNA cloning and genetic diversity

Toxicon

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 228-237

  Jebali, Jed ^a,b   Bazaa, Amine ^a   Sarray, Samah ^a,c   Benhaj, Khemais ^b   Karboul, Anis ^a   El Ayeb, Mohamed ^a   Marrakchi, Naziha ^a,d   Gargouri, Ali ^b  

^a PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^b CENTRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE SFAX   (Tunisia)

^c FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TUNIS EL MANAR   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

C type lectin; cDNA cloning; Gene shuffling; Genetic diversity; Macrovipera lebetina; Viper

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ISOPROTEIN; LECTIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MACROVIPERA LEBETINA; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SNAKE;

MACROVIPERA; MACROVIPERA LEBETINA; VIPERINAE;

EID: 58249100329     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2008.11.006     Document Type: Article

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