Defensin of the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha): Molecular structure, in vitro expression, antimicrobial activity, and potential functions

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 47, Issue 11-12, 2010, Pages 2138-2147

  Xu, Wei ^a   Faisal, Mohamed ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activities; Byssogenesis; Defensin; Dreissena polymorpha

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYSTEINE; DEFENSIN; RNA;

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS SALMONICIDA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; CARNOBACTERIUM MALTAROMATICUM; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA LIBRARY; DREISSENA; EDWARDSIELLA TARDA; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; FLAVOBACTERIUM; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEM; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC SIMILARITY; IN VITRO STUDY; INSECT; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; MORGANELLA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLESIOMONAS SHIGELLOIDES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SHEWANELLA PUTREFACIENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TISSUE SECTION; UPREGULATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; DEFENSINS; DREISSENA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS SALMONICIDA SUBSP. SALMONICIDA; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; CARNOBACTERIUM MALTAROMATICUM; CTENIDIUM; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA; EDWARDSIELLA TARDA; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAVOBACTERIUM SP.; HEXAPODA; MICROCOCCUS; MORGANELLA (INSECT); NEGIBACTERIA; PLESIOMONAS SHIGELLOIDES; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SHEWANELLA PUTREFACIENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS SUBSP. AUREUS;

EID: 77953618671     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2010.01.025     Document Type: Article

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