The inducible antibacterial peptides of the hemipteran insect Palomena prasina: Identification of a unique family of proline-rich peptides and of a novel insect defensin

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 81-89

  Chernysh, Serguei ^a   Cociancich, Stéphane ^b   Briand, Jean Paul ^c   Hetru, Charles ^b   Bulet, Philippe ^b  

^a ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIE MOLÉCULAIRE ET CELLULAIRE   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIE MOLÉCULAIRE ET CELLULAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

Antibacterial peptides; Defensins; Hemiptera; Insect immunity; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001924808     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-1910(95)00085-2     Document Type: Article

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