Molecular cloning of a new immunomodulatory protein from anoectochilus formosanus which induces B cell IgM secretion through a T-independent mechanism

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Kuan, Yen Chou ^a   Wu, Tsai Jen ^a   Kuo, Che Yu ^a   Hsu, Ju Chun ^a   Chang, Wen Ying ^a   Sheu, Fuu ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CD69 ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LECTIN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; PROTEIN IPAF; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 2; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANOECTOCHILLUS FORMOSANUS; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORCHIDACEAE; PROTEIN DATABASE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; C57BL MOUSE; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANOECTOCHILUS FORMOSANUS; ORCHIDACEAE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; B-LYMPHOCYTES; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ELECTROPHORESIS, CAPILLARY; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ORCHIDACEAE; PLANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 79959456844     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0021004     Document Type: Article

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