Prophenoloxidase-activating proteinase-3 (PAP-3) from Manduca sexta hemolymph: A clip-domain serine proteinase regulated by serpin-1J and serine proteinase homologs

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1049-1060

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

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clip domain; Insect immunity; Melanization; Phenoloxidase; Serine proteinase; Serine proteinase homolog; Serpin; Tobacco hornworm

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MANDUCA SEXTA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0141924388     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(03)00123-1     Document Type: Article

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