Molecular characterisation and expression analysis of Interferon gamma in response to natural Chlamydia infection in the koala, Phascolarctos cinereus

Gene

Volumn 527, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 570-577

  Mathew, Marina ^a   Pavasovic, Ana ^a   Prentis, Peter J ^a   Beagley, Kenneth W ^a   Timms, Peter ^a   Polkinghorne, Adam ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chlamydia; Evolution; Immune system; Interferon gamma; Koala

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; TRANSCRIPTOME;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; HOST; IMMUNE RESPONSE; KOALA; LYMPH NODE; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PLACENTAL MAMMALS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPLEEN;

CD; CDNA; CHLAMYDIA; CLUSTER DIFFERENTIATION; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CT; EVOLUTION; GAPDH; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; IFNΓ; IL; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INTERFERON GAMMA; INTERLEUKIN; KOALA; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MAJOR OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MHC; MOMP; NATURAL KILLER; NK; PBMC; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; QRTPCR; QUANTITATIVE REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; T HELPER; TH; THRESHOLD CYCLE; TNFΑ; TUMOUR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; ULTRAVIOLET; UNTRANSLATED REGION; UTR; UV;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; DNA PRIMERS; INTERFERON-GAMMA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHASCOLARCTIDAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ANIMALIA; CHLAMYDIA; EUTHERIA; METATHERIA; PHASCOLARCTIDAE; PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS;

EID: 84881542163     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: 18790038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2013.06.019     Document Type: Article

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