A conserved domain in arthropod cuticular proteins binds chitin

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1083-1093

  Rebers, John E ^a   Willis, Judith H ^b  

^a NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chitin; Chitin binding; Cuticle; Cuticular proteins; R R consensus

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; CHITIN; CHITINASE; CUTICLE PROTEINS, INSECTS; CUTICULAR PROTEIN; CYSTEINE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HYBRID PROTEIN; INSECT PROTEIN; LECTIN; POLYSACCHARIDE; STRUCTURAL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; ARTHROPODS; CELLULOSE; CHITIN; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; INSECT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROTEIN BINDING; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTHROPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0034804735     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(01)00056-X     Document Type: Article

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