A transferrin-like homolog in amphioxus Branchiostoma belcheri: Identification, expression and functional characterization

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 46, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 3117-3124

  Liu, Jia ^a   Zhang, Shicui ^a   li, Lei ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Amphioxus; Antibacterial activity; Branchiostoma; Lancelet; Transferrin

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; TRANSFERRIN; TRANSFERRIN LIKE HOMOLOG PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIOSTASIS; BINDING SITE; BRANCHIOSTOMA BELCHERI; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHORDATA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA LIBRARY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; IRON BINDING CAPACITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN ISOLATION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHORDATA, NONVERTEBRATE; IRON; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRANSFERRIN; UP-REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRANCHIOSTOMA; BRANCHIOSTOMA BELCHERI; BRANCHIOSTOMA LANCEOLATUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INVERTEBRATA; LISTONELLA ANGUILLARUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 68749113723     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2009.06.001     Document Type: Article

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