Rat recombinant β-defensin 22 is a heparin-binding protein with antimicrobial activity

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 305-311

  Diao, Hua ^a   Yu, He Guo ^a   Sun, Fei ^b   Zhang, Yong Lian ^a,c   Tanphaichitr, Nongnuj ^d  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD RESEARCH   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^d OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

epididymis; rat; recombinant protein; sperm

Indexed keywords

BETA DEFENSIN; BETA DEFENSIN 22; HEPARIN BINDING PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; EPIDIDYMIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; BASE SEQUENCE; BETA-DEFENSINS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CARRIER PROTEINS; DNA PRIMERS; EPIDIDYMIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERTILIZATION; HEPARIN; MALE; RATS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 79952389475     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/aja.2010.93     Document Type: Article

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