A unique epidermal mucus lectin identified from catfish (Silurus asotus): first evidence of intelectin in fish skin slime

Journal Article A unique epidermal mucus lectin identified from catfish (Silurus asotus): first evidence of intelectin in fish skin slime Get access Shigeyuki Tsutsui, Shigeyuki Tsutsui * 1School of Marine Biosciences, Kitasato University, 160-4, Uto, Okirai, Sanriku, Ofunato, Iwate 022-0101 and 2Faculty of Fisheries, Kagoshima University, Shimoarata, Kagoshima 890-0056, Japan *Shigeyuki Tsutsui, School of Marine Biosciences, Kitasato University, 160-4, Uto, Okirai, Sanriku, Ofunato, Iwate 022-0101, Japan. Tel: +81-42-778-8111, Fax: +81-42-778-8111, email: tsutsui@kitasato-u.ac.jp Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Yukie Komatsu, Yukie Komatsu 1School of Marine Biosciences, Kitasato University, 160-4, Uto, Okirai, Sanriku, Ofunato, Iwate 022-0101 and 2Faculty of Fisheries, Kagoshima University, Shimoarata, Kagoshima 890-0056, Japan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Takaya Sugiura, Takaya Sugiura 1School of Marine Biosciences, Kitasato University, 160-4, Uto, Okirai, Sanriku, Ofunato, Iwate 022-0101 and 2Faculty of Fisheries, Kagoshima University, Shimoarata, Kagoshima 890-0056, Japan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Kyosuke Araki, Kyosuke Araki 1School of Marine Biosciences, Kitasato University, 160-4, Uto, Okirai, Sanriku, Ofunato, Iwate 022-0101 and 2Faculty of Fisheries, Kagoshima University, Shimoarata, Kagoshima 890-0056, Japan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Osamu Nakamura Osamu Nakamura 1School of Marine Biosciences, Kitasato University, 160-4, Uto, Okirai, Sanriku, Ofunato, Iwate 022-0101 and 2Faculty of Fisheries, Kagoshima University, Shimoarata, Kagoshima 890-0056, Japan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar The Journal of Biochemistry, Volume 150, Issue 5, November 2011, Pages 501–514, https://doi.org/10.1093/jb/mvr085 Published: 14 July 2011 Article history Received: 31 March 2011 Accepted: 16 June 2011 Published: 14 July 2011