Isolation and expression of cathepsin B cDNA in hemocytes during metamorphosis of Bombyx mori

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 393-399

  Xu, Yu Song ^a   Kawasaki, Hideki ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UTSUNOMIYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bombyx mori; Cathepsin B; Cysteine proteinase; Hemocyte; Metamorphosis

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN B; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEINASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRANULAR CELL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; METAMORPHOSIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PLASMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SILKWORM;

BOMBYX MORI; INSECTA;

EID: 0034813315     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1096-4959(01)00448-1     Document Type: Article

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