The precursor protein of the structural apolipoproteins of lipophorin: cDNA and deduced amino acid sequence

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 8-9, 1996, Pages 735-738

  Sundermeyer, Kim ^a   Hendricks, Judy K ^a   Prasad, Sarvamangala V ^a   Wells, Michael A ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Apolipoprotein; Lipophorin; Manduca sexta

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; LIPOPHORIN; LIPOPROTEIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; DNA SEQUENCE; ENDOCYTOSIS; GENETICS; HEMOLYMPH; HYDROPHOBICITY; INSECT; LEPIDOPTERA; LIPID TRANSPORT; LIPOPROTEIN METABOLISM; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; APOLIPOPROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CARRIER PROTEINS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; LIPOPROTEINS; MANDUCA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ANIMALIA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; MANDUCA SEXTA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0030239984     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(96)00060-4     Document Type: Article

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