Identification and characterization of a mucosal antimicrobial peptide expressed by the chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera) airway. [electronic resource]
- The Journal of biological chemistry May 2004
- 20250-6 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
0021-9258
10.1074/jbc.M400499200 doi
Amino Acid Sequence Animals Anti-Bacterial Agents--chemistry Base Sequence Blotting, Northern Blotting, Southern Candida albicans--metabolism Chinchilla Cloning, Molecular DNA, Complementary--metabolism Databases as Topic Disease Progression Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Eustachian Tube--metabolism In Situ Hybridization Lung--metabolism Molecular Sequence Data Mucous Membrane--metabolism Otitis Media--drug therapy Peptides--chemistry Protein Structure, Tertiary RNA--metabolism RNA, Messenger--metabolism Recombinant Proteins--chemistry Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction Sequence Homology, Amino Acid Species Specificity Time Factors Tissue Distribution Tongue--pathology Trachea--metabolism beta-Defensins--genetics