Molecular characterization and expression of a crustin-like gene from Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinensis

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 734-740

  Mu, Changkao ^a,b   Zheng, Peilin ^a   Zhao, Jianmin ^a   Wang, Lingling ^a   Zhang, Huan ^a   Qiu, Limei ^a   Gai, Yunchao ^a   Song, Linsheng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b NINGBO UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Crustin; Eriocheir sinensis; Minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC); Recombinant expression; WAP domain

Indexed keywords

CRUSTIN; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAB; DOWN REGULATION; ERIOCHEIR SINENSIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; INNATE IMMUNITY; LISTONELLA ANGUILLARUM; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

CRUSTACEA; ERIOCHEIR SINENSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTONELLA ANGUILLARUM; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 77951499021     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2010.02.001     Document Type: Article

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