Characterization of two thymosins as immune-related genes in common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.)

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 29-37

  Xiao, Zhangang ^a,b   Shen, Jing ^b   Feng, Hong ^a   Liu, Hong ^c   Wang, Yaping ^a   Huang, Rong ^a   Guo, Qionglin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (China)

^b and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

^c Shenzhen Exit and Entry Inspection and Quarantine Bureau   (China)

Author keywords

Beta thymosin (T ); Common carp; Prothymosin alpha (ProT ); Spring viraemia of carp virus (SVCV)

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; PROTHYMOSIN ALPHA; FISH PROTEIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; THYMOSIN; THYMOSIN BETA(1); UBIQUITIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CARP; CD4 GENE; CD8ALPHA GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; GENE; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; LARVA; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PROTALPHA GENE; RAG 1 GENE; SPRING VIREMIA OF CARP; T LYMPHOCYTE; TBETA 1 GENE; TCR GAMMA GENE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; UPREGULATION; VIRUS STRAIN; ZEBRA FISH; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; ANIMAL; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY;

CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINUS CARPIO; DANIO RERIO; TELEOSTEI;

ANIMALS; CARPS; FISH PROTEINS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; T-LYMPHOCYTES; THYMOSIN; UBIQUITINS; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 84922352063     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: 18790089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2015.01.003     Document Type: Article

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