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	@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/16736,
	  title     = {Characterization of a Novel Galactose-Binding Lectin Homologue from Tenebrio molitor},
	  author    = {JiEun Jeong and  Dong Hyun Kim and  Bharat Bhusan Patnaik and  Se Won Kang and  HeeJu Hwang and  Yong Hun Jo and  Dae-Hyun Seog and  YeonSooHan and  Yong Seok Lee},
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	  abstract     = {An expressed sequence tag (EST) analysis provideus portions of expressed genes. We have constructed cDNA library and determined randomly sequences from cDNA library clones of T. molitor injected with acholeplasma lysate. We identified the homologous to a galectin gene. As the result of cloning and characterization of novel, we found that the protein has an open reading frame (ORF) of 495 bp, with 164 amino acid residues and molecular weight of 18.5 kDa. To characterize the role of novel Tm-galectin in immune system, we quantified the mRNA level of galectin at different times after treatment with immune elicitors. The galectin mRNA was up-regulated about 7-folds within 18 hrs. This suggests that Tm-galectin is a novel member of animal lectins, and has a role in the process of pathogen recognition. Our study would be helpful for the study on immune defense system and signaling cascade.
},
	    journal   = {International Journal of Bioengineering and Life Sciences},
	  volume    = {7},
	  number    = {9},
	  year      = {2013},
	  pages     = {909 - 911},
	  ee        = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/16736},
	  url   	= {https://publications.waset.org/vol/81},
	  bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/},
	  issn  	= {eISSN: 1307-6892},
	  publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology},
	  index 	= {Open Science Index 81, 2013},
	}