Molecular characterization of a prophenoloxidase cDNA from the malaria mosquito Anopheles stephensi

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 127-137

  Cui, Liwang ^a   Luckhart, S ^b   Rosenberg, R ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Insect immunity; Malaria infection; Melanotic encapsulation; Prophenoloxidase

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CDNA LIBRARY; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GENE EXPRESSION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INSECT GENOME; MELANOGENESIS; MELANOTIC ENCAPSULATION; MESSENGER RNA; METABOLITE; OPEN READING FRAME; PARASITOSIS; PROPHENOL OXIDASE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BASE SEQUENCE; CATECHOL OXIDASE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ENZYME PRECURSORS; FEMALE; GENE DOSAGE; GENES, INSECT; MELANINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DIPTERA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0034176571     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.2000.00169.x     Document Type: Article

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