Molecular cloning of cDNA for pro-phenol-oxidase-activating factor i, a serine protease is induced by lipopolysaccharide or 1,3-β-glucan in coleopteran insect, Holotrichia diomphalia larvae

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 257, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 615-621

  Lee, So Young ^a,d   Cho, Mi Young ^a   Hyun, Ji Hoon ^a   Lee, Kwang Moon ^a   Homma, Ko Ichi ^b   Natori, Shunji ^b   Kawabata, Shun Ichiro ^c   Iwanaga, Sadaaki ^c   Lee, Bok Luel ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Easter; Insect immunity; Melanin; Phenol oxidase; Pro phenol oxidase

Indexed keywords

BETA 1,3 GLUCAN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DEFENSIN; ENZYME PRECURSOR; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MELANIN; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; SERINE PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; COLEOPTERA; DISULFIDE BOND; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INDUCTION; IMMUNITY; LARVA; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

COLEOPTERA; HOLOTRICHIA DIOMPHALIA; INSECTA; MAMMALIA; TACHYPLEUS;

EID: 0000533788     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1998.2570615.x     Document Type: Article

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