Identification and expression of a putative LPS-induced TNF-α factor from Asiatic hard clam Meretrix meretrix

Molecular Biology Reports

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 865-871

  Li, Hong Jun ^a   Yang, Qing ^b   Gao, Xiang Gang ^a   Su, Hao ^a   Wang, Juan ^a   He, Chong Bo ^a  

^a Liaoning Ocean and Fishery Science Institute   (China)

^b NATIONAL MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Bacterial challenge; Hard clam; Lipopolysaccharide induced TNF a factor (LITAF); Meretrix meretrix; MRNA; RACE

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN; AMINO ACID; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; LPS INDUCED TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; MESSENGER RNA; POLYPEPTIDE; RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC ION; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; PRIMER DNA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; 5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; CLAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GILL; HUMAN; INNATE IMMUNITY; ISOELECTRIC POINT; LISTONELLA ANGUILLARUM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROVOCATION TEST; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REGULATORY RNA SEQUENCE; RNA STABILITY; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; SPECIES COMPARISON; UPREGULATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; BIVALVE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIVALVIA; LISTONELLA ANGUILLARUM; MERETRIX MERETRIX;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BIVALVIA; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAGS; GENE COMPONENTS; GILLS; HEMOCYTES; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPEN READING FRAMES; PHYLOGENY; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 84857238773     PISSN: 03014851     EISSN: 15734978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11033-011-0810-6     Document Type: Article

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