An ancient molecule with novel function: Alanine aminotransferase as a lipopolysaccharide binding protein with bacteriocidal activity

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 94-104

  Jing, Xiaoli ^a   Zhang, Shicui ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Alanine aminotransaminase (ALT); Amphioxus; Attern recognition receptor; Branchiostoma; Lancelet

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMPHIALT; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE BINDING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; 5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIOLYSIS; BACTERIOSTASIS; BRANCHIOSTOMA JAPONICUS; CECUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOST RESISTANCE; INVERTEBRATE; LIGAND BINDING; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; START CODON; UPREGULATION;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANIMALIA; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BRANCHIOSTOMA; BRANCHIOSTOMA LANCEOLATUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77957865464     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2010.08.014     Document Type: Article

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