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Molecular cloning and characterization of a novel mannosebinding lectin cDNA from Zantedeschia aethiopica

ZHONGHAI CHEN¹, YONGZHEN PANG¹, XIAOJUN LIU¹, XINGLONG WANG¹, ZHONGXIANG DENG¹, XIAOFEN SUN¹, KEXUAN TANG^1,2

1. State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Morgan-Tan International Center for Life Sciences, Fudan-SJTU-Nottingham Plant Biotechnology R&D Center, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People’s Republic of China.
2. Plant Biotechnology Research Center, Fudan-SJTU-Nottingham Plant Biotechnology R&D Center, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200030, People’s Republic of China.
Address correspondence to: Kexuan Tang / Xiaofen Sun. State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. Tel: +86-21-65642772, Fax: +86-21-65643552, Email: kxtang1@yahoo.com or kxtang1@sohu.com or xfsun1@sohu.com