Molecular characterization of AfuFleA, an l-fucose-specific lectin from Aspergillus fumigatus

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1021-1028

  Kuboi, Satoshi ^a,c   Ishimaru, Toshiyuki ^a   Tamada, Sadao ^a   Bernard, Edward M ^a   Perlin, David S ^b   Armstrong, Donald ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Shin Kokura Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aspergillus fumigatus; Fucose specific lectin; Hemagglutinin

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS FUCOSE SPECIFIC LECTIN; FUCOSE; FUNGAL EXTRACT; FUNGAL PROTEIN; HEMAGGLUTININ; LECTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALEURIA AURANTIA; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; DNA LIBRARY; FEMALE; FUNGAL CELL CULTURE; HUMAN; INTRON; MUSHROOM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; RAT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BASE SEQUENCE; ERYTHROCYTE AGGREGATION; ERYTHROCYTES; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HEMAGGLUTININS; LECTINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MONOSACCHARIDES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 84890857940     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: 14377780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-013-0614-9     Document Type: Article

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