Peptidomics and genomics analysis of novel antimicrobial peptides from the frog, Rana nigrovittata

Genomics

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 66-71

  Ma, Yufang ^a,d   Liu, Cunbao ^a,d   Liu, Xiuhong ^b   Wu, Jing ^a,d   Yang, Hailong ^a,d   Wang, Yipeng ^a,d   Li, Jianxu ^a   Yu, Haining ^c   Lai, Ren ^a,b  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HEBEI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs); cDNA; Genomics; Peptidomics; Rana nigrovittata

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYSTEINE; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISULFIDE BOND; DNA SCREENING; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; GENE DUPLICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME ANALYSIS; HEMOLYSIS; HISTAMINE RELEASE; MALE; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PEPTIDOMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANA NIGROVITTATA; RAT; SKIN SECRETION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMPHIBIAN PROTEINS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; GENOMICS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; MALE; MAST CELLS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDES; PROTEOMICS; RABBITS; RANIDAE; RATS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN; SKIN;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA NIGROVITTATA;

EID: 72049089561     PISSN: 08887543     EISSN: 10898646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2009.09.004     Document Type: Article

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