Evolution of the arthropod prophenoloxidase/hexamerin protein family

Immunogenetics

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 106-114

  Hughes, Austin L ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arylphorin; Haxamerin; Invertebrate immunity; Prophenoloxidase

Indexed keywords

ENZYME PRECURSOR; HEMOCYANIN; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE;

ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ARTHROPODS; CATECHOL OXIDASE; ENZYME PRECURSORS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GLYCOPROTEINS; HEMOCYANIN; INSECT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; PROBABILITY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ARTHROPODA; BRANCHIOPODA; CHELICERATA; CRUSTACEA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032960035     PISSN: 00937711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002510050469     Document Type: Article

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