Recognition and regulation of metalloproteinase activity in the haemolymph of Galleria mellonella: A new pathway mediating induction of humoral immune responses

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 461-472

  Griesch, Jochen ^a   Wedde, Marianne ^a   Vilcinskas, Andreas ^b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Galleria mellonella; Insect immunity; Protease inhibitor; Protease regulation; Proteases

Indexed keywords

INSECT PROTEIN; METALLOPROTEINASE; METALLOPROTEINASE INHIBITOR; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; THERMOLYSIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYMOLOGY; HEMOLYMPH; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; HYDROLYSIS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MOTH; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALS; HEMOLYMPH; HYDROLYSIS; INSECT PROTEINS; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; MOTHS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; THERMOLYSIN;

EID: 0034084470     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(00)00010-2     Document Type: Article

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