Sp22D: A multidomain serine protease with a putative role in insect immunity

Gene

Volumn 251, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 9-17

  Gorman, M J ^a   Andreeva, O V ^a   Paskewitz, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae; Chitin binding domain; LDLRA; Mosquito; Mucin domain; SRCR

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR; MUCIN; SERINE PROTEINASE;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNITY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INSECT; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BINDING SITES; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INSECT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0034643804     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1119(00)00181-5     Document Type: Article

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