Five novel antimicrobial peptides from skin secretions of the frog, Amolops loloensis

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 72-76

  Wang, Meijuan ^a   Wang, Ying ^b,c   Wang, Aili ^a   Song, Yuzhu ^b,c   Ma, Dongying ^b,c   Yang, Hailong ^b,c   Ma, Yufang ^b,c   Lai, Ren ^a,b  

^a AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

^b KUNMING INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Amolops loloensis; Amphibian; Antimicrobial peptides; Innate immunity; Skin

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ESCULENTIN 2 ALA; ESCULENTIN 2 ALB; HORMONE PRECURSOR; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; TEMPORIN ALD; TEMPORIN ALE; TEMPORIN ALF; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA LIBRARY; FROG; GENETIC CONSERVATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKIN SECRETION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AMOLOPS; AMOLOPS LOLOENSIS; AMPHIBIA; ANURA;

EID: 71749116002     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2009.10.003     Document Type: Article

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