Identification and characterization of the Cecropin antibacterial protein gene locus in Drosophila virilis

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 272-281

  Zhou, Xiaojun ^a   Nguyen, Thuy ^a   Kimbrell, Deborah A ^a  

^a University of Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibacterial protein genes; Cecropin; Drosophila virilis; Gene duplication; Insect immunity

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CECROPIN;

ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA VIRILIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BASE SEQUENCE; DIPTERA; DNA; DROSOPHILA; INSECT HORMONES; LEPIDOPTERA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA VIRILIS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; MAMMALIA; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0031036964     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006144     Document Type: Article

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