Caenopores are antimicrobial peptides in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans instrumental in nutrition and immunity

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 203-209

  Roeder, Thomas ^a   Stanisak, Mareike ^a   Gelhaus, Christoph ^a   Bruchhaus, Iris ^b   Grötzinger, Joachim ^a   Leippe, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b BERNHARD NOCHT INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amoebapore; Epithelial immunity; Innate immunity; Pore forming; SAPLIP; Saposin

Indexed keywords

CAENOPORE; HELMINTH PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IMMUNITY; PARASITE SURVIVAL; PHAGOLYSOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 70450222505     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2009.09.010     Document Type: Article

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