Histatins in non-human primates: Gene variations and functional effects

Protein and Peptide Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 909-918

  Padovan, Lara ^a   Segat, Ludovica ^a,b   Pontillo, Alessandra ^a   Antcheva, Nikolinka ^a   Tossi, Alessandro ^a   Crovella, Sergio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptide; Histatins; Innate immunity; Molecular evolution

Indexed keywords

CANDIDA; CERCOPITHECIDAE; CERCOPITHECUS; FUNGI; HAPLORHINI; HOMINIDAE; HYLOBATIDAE; MACACA; NOMASCUS; PRIMATES;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; HISTATIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; BIOLOGY; CANDIDA; CATARRHINI; CELL PROLIFERATION; CRYPTOCOCCUS; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BASE SEQUENCE; CANDIDA; CATARRHINI; CELL PROLIFERATION; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; CRYPTOCOCCUS; GENETIC VARIATION; HISTATINS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 77954720748     PISSN: 09298665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/092986610791306715     Document Type: Article

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