Molecular cloning, expression and functional analysis of B-cell activating factor (BAFF) in yellow grouper, Epinephelus awoara

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 64-70

  Xiao, Wen ^a   Long, Wei ^b   Liu, Gui you ^a   Sui, Chun liang ^a   Guo, Xi rong ^b   Tian, Aiying ^c   Ji, Chen bo ^b   Cui, Xian wei ^b   Zhang, Shuang Quan ^c  

^a JIANGSU SECOND NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WOMEN S HOSPITAL OF NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

B cell survival; BAFF; RACE; Yellow grouper (E. awoara)

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; B CELL ACTIVATING FACTOR; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HYBRID PROTEIN; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPINEPHELUS; EPINEPHELUS AWOARA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FISH; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RACE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING; WST-8 ASSAY;

B-CELL SURVIVAL; BAFF; RACE; YELLOW GROUPER (E. AWOARA);

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; B-CELL ACTIVATING FACTOR; B-LYMPHOCYTES; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; FISH PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION; MICE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PERCIFORMES; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN BINDING; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SPLEEN; TRANSCRIPTOME;

EID: 84893496076     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: 18729142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2014.01.005     Document Type: Article

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