From EST sequence to spider silk spinning: Identification and molecular characterisation of Nephila senegalensis major ampullate gland peroxidase NsPox

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 229-238

  Pouchkina, N N ^a   Stanchev, B S ^a   McQueen Mason, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dragline silk; Nephila senegalensis; Peroxidase; Silk spinning; Spider

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; INSECT PROTEIN; PEROXIDASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENZYMOLOGY; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GENE LIBRARY; GENETICS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SILK; SPIDER;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAGS; GENE LIBRARY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INSECT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEROXIDASES; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SILK; SPIDERS;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ARANEAE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER; NEPHILA SENEGALENSIS;

EID: 0037310634     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(02)00207-2     Document Type: Article

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