Cloning of the gene encoding the antibacterial peptide drosocin involved in Drosophila immunity. Expression studies during the immune response

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 241, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 699-706

  Charlet, Maurice ^a   Lagueux, Marie ^a   Reichhart, Jean Marc ^a   Hoffmann, Danièle ^a   Braun, Anne ^a   Meister, Marie ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIE MOLÉCULAIRE ET CELLULAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

Drosocin gene; Expression profiles; Insect immunity; Transgenic Drosophila

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PEPTIDE; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; FAT BODY; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE LOCATION; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSGENE;

ANIMALIA; INSECTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0030003347     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.00699.x     Document Type: Article

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