Aj-rel and Aj-p105, two evolutionary conserved NF-κB homologues in sea cucumber (Apostichopus japonicus) and their involvement in LPS induced immunity

Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 17-22

  Wang, Tingting ^a,e   Sun, Yongxin ^c   Jin, Liji ^a,b   Thacker, Philip ^d   Li, Shuying ^e   Xu, Yongping ^a,b  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^c LIAONING ACADEMY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^e Dalian SEM Bio Engineering Technology Company   (China)

Author keywords

Immunity; Nuclear factor B; Sea cucumber

Indexed keywords

APOSTICHOPUS JAPONICUS; HEXAPODA; HOLOTHUROIDEA; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84871609256     PISSN: 10504648     EISSN: 10959947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2012.09.006     Document Type: Article

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