Isolation and expression of a novel MBL-like collectin cDNA enhanced by LPS injection in the body wall of the ascidian Ciona intestinalis

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 46, Issue 11-12, 2009, Pages 2389-2394

  Bonura, Angela ^a   Vizzini, Aiti ^b   Salerno, Giuseppina ^b   Parrinello, Nicolò ^b   Longo, Valeria ^a   Colombo, Paolo ^a  

^a CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ciona intestinalis; Innate immune system; LPS; Mannose binding lectin

Indexed keywords

COLLECTIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MANNOSE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASCIDIACEA; BLOOD CELL; CIONA INTESTINALIS; GENETIC CODE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING TEST;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CIONA INTESTINALIS; COLLECTINS; CYTOPLASMIC GRANULES; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

ANIMALIA; ASCIDIA; CIONA INTESTINALIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 67349096269     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2009.04.035     Document Type: Article

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