Cloning and characterization of cDNAs encoding the antibacterial peptide, defensin A, from the mosquito, Aedes aegypti

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 395-402

  Cho, Wen Long ^a   Fu, Yen Chi ^a   Chen, Cheng Chen ^a   Ho, Chao Mei ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Antibacterial peptides; Defensin; Insect immunity

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DEFENSIN A; INSECT DEFENSIN A; INSECT HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEDES; AEDES AEGYPTI; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; GENETICS; GLYCOSYLATION; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0030115518     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0965-1748(95)00108-5     Document Type: Article

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