Cell adhesion properties of hemolin, an insect immune protein in the Ig superfamily

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 250, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 630-637

  Bettencourt, Raul ^a   Lanz Mendoza, Humberto ^b   Lindquist, Katarina Roxström ^a   Faye, Ingrid ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Axonin related protein; Cell adhesion molecule; Hemolin; Immunoglobulin gene superfamily; Insect immunity

Indexed keywords

AXONIN 1; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; HEMOLIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; HEMOLYMPH; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GENE; INSECT; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SILKWORM;

ANIMALIA; BOMBYX MORI; CECROPIA; HEXAPODA; HYALOPHORA CECROPIA; INSECTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0031574364     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.00630.x     Document Type: Article

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