The insect immune protein scolexin is a novel serine proteinase homolog

Protein Science

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 242-248

  Finnerty, Casey M ^a,b   Karplus, P Andrew ^b,c   Granados, Robert R ^a  

^a Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research   (United States)

^b Oregon State University ^*  (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alignment; CDNA; Sequence; Serine proteinase; Zymogen activation

Indexed keywords

CHYMOTRYPSIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; INSECT PROTEIN; SCOLEXIN; SERINE PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INSECT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0032900997     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.8.1.242     Document Type: Article

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