Molecular cloning, characterization and expression analysis of the complement component C6 gene in grass carp

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 141, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 139-143

  Shen, Yu Bang ^a   Zhang, Jun Bin ^a   Xu, Xiao Yan ^a   Li, Jia Le ^a  

^a SHANGHAI OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Complement component C6; Grass carp; Inductive expression; Transcription

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C6; COMPLEMENT MEMBRANE ATTACK COMPLEX; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MESSENGER RNA;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; 5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL IMMUNITY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BRAIN; CARP; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C6 GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO; FISH GENETICS; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GRASS CARP; HEART; INNATE IMMUNITY; INTESTINE; LIVER; MOLECULAR CLONING; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SKIN; SPLEEN; UPREGULATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CARPS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; COMPLEMENT C6; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENES; OPEN READING FRAMES;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; CTENOPHARYNGODON; DANIO RERIO; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS;

EID: 79953328054     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2011.02.001     Document Type: Article

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