Nonproteolytic serine proteinase homologs are involved in prophenoloxidase activation in the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 197-208

  Yu, Xiao Qiang ^a   Jiang, Haobo ^b   Wang, Yang ^b   Kanost, Michael R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Immulectin 2; Insect immunity; Phenoloxidase; Prophenoloxidase activating proteinase; Serine proteinase homolog

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MANDUCA SEXTA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0037311545     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(02)00191-1     Document Type: Article

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