CDNA sequence and expression analysis of an antimicrobial peptide, theromacin, in the triangle-shell pearl mussel Hyriopsis cumingii

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 119-126

  Xu, Qiaoqing ^a   Wang, Gailing ^b   Yuan, Hanwen ^a   Chai, Yi ^a   Xiao, Zhili ^a  

^a YANGTZE UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Antibacterial peptide; Gram positive bacteria; Hemocyte; Mussel; Theromacin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA DEFENSIN; BETA DEFENSIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYSTEINE; DEFENSIN; DOLABELLANIN B2; HYDRAMACIN; MESSENGER RNA; MYTILIN A PRECURSOR; MYTILIN B PRECURSOR; MYTILIN C; MYTILIN C PRECURSOR; MYTILIN D PRECURSOR; NEUROMACIN; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; THEROMACIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BIFIDUM; BIVALVE; BLOOD CELL; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; FOOT; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GILL; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEART; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; INFECTION RESISTANCE; INTESTINE; LIVER PARENCHYMA; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLLUSC; MUSCLE TISSUE; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUBTRACTIVE HYBRIDIZATION; ANIMAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; CHEMISTRY; FLAVOBACTERIUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; UNIONIDAE;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM BIFIDUM; BIVALVIA; HYRIOPSIS CUMINGII; MOLLUSCA; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FLAVOBACTERIUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PHYLOGENY; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; UNIONIDAE;

EID: 77954144264     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2010.05.010     Document Type: Article

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