Functional expression of LZ-8, a fungal immunomodulatory protein from Ganoderma lucidium in Pichia pastoris

Journal of General and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 393-398

  Xue, Qin ^a,b   Ding, Yixin ^a,b   Shang, Changhua ^a,b   Jiang, Chao ^a,b   Zhao, Mingwen ^a,b  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Express; Immunomodulatory activity; LZ 8 protein; Pichia pastoris

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; LING ZHI 8 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; LZ 8 PROTEIN, GANODERMA LUCIDUM; LZ-8 PROTEIN, GANODERMA LUCIDUM; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GANODERMA LUCIDUM; GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEM; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PICHIA PASTORIS; SPLEEN CELL; ANIMAL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; C57BL MOUSE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GANODERMA; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PICHIA; SPLEEN;

GANODERMA LUCIDUM; PICHIA PASTORIS;

ANIMALS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GANODERMA; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PICHIA; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SPLEEN;

EID: 60749105811     PISSN: 00221260     EISSN: 13498037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2323/jgam.54.393     Document Type: Article

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