Identification, characterization, and cloning of an immunoglobulin degrading enzyme in the cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 136-150

  Silver, Gary M ^a   Gaines, Patrick J ^a   Hunter, Shirley W ^a   Maddux, Joely D ^a   Thomas, Rex E ^a   Wisnewski, Nancy ^a  

^a HESKA CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Bloodmeal; Cat flea; IgG; Immunoglobulin; Serine protease

Indexed keywords

CTENOCEPHALIDES; CTENOCEPHALIDES FELIS; FELIS; FELIS CATUS; INSECTA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); UNIDENTIFIED BACULOVIRUS;

HYBRID PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PLASMA PROTEIN; SERINE PROTEINASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACULOVIRUS; BINDING SITE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CELL LINE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLEA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; INFESTATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PARASITOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BACULOVIRIDAE; BINDING SITES; BLOOD PROTEINS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CELL LINE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLEAS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VECTORS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES;

EID: 0036832723     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/arch.10059     Document Type: Article

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