Identification and characterization of a putative lipopolysaccharide-induced TNF-α factor (LITAF) gene from Amphioxus (Branchiostoma belcheri): An insight into the innate immunity of Amphioxus and the evolution of LITAF

Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1223-1228

  Jin, Ping ^a   Hu, Jing ^a   Qian, Jinjun ^b   Chen, Liming ^b   Xu, Xiaofeng ^a   Ma, Fei ^a  

^a NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Amphioxus; Evolution; Innate immunity; Lipopolysaccharide (LPS); Lipopolysaccharide induced TNF factor (LITAF)

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BRANCHIOSTOMA; BRANCHIOSTOMA BELCHERI; BRANCHIOSTOMA LANCEOLATUM; INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84860363492     PISSN: 10504648     EISSN: 10959947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2012.03.030     Document Type: Article

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