Characterization of a cytotoxic pilin subunit of Xenorhabdus nematophila

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 314, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 943-949

  Khandelwal, Puneet ^a   Bhatnagar, Rakesh ^a   Choudhury, Devapriya ^a   Banerjee, Nirupama ^b  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY ICGEB   (India)

Author keywords

Cytotoxic; Hemocytes; Pilin subunit; Xenorhabdus

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PILIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; CELL SECRETION; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME RELEASE; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; INSECT; LARVA; MEMBRANE VESICLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; XENORHABDUS NEMATOPHILA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOVERPA; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; INSECTA; XENORHABDUS; XENORHABDUS NEMATOPHILA;

EID: 0942289900     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2003.12.187     Document Type: Article

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