Two subunits of the insect 26/29-kDa proteinase are probably derived from a common precursor protein

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 566-573

  Fujimoto, Yasuyuki ^a   Kobayashi, Ayako ^a   Kurata, Shoichiro ^a   Natori, Shunji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Defense mechanism; Heterodimer; Insect; Papain family proteinase; Processing

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; PAPAIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; PROTEINASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DNA DETERMINATION; INSECT; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN;

BLATTARIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MELANOGASTER; PEREGRINA; PERIPLANETA AMERICANA; SARCOPHAGA PEREGRINA; SARCOPHAGIDAE;

EID: 0032963378     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a022322     Document Type: Article

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