An immune responsive factor D-like serine proteinase homologue identified from the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-35

  Simser, J A ^a   Mulenga, A ^a   Macaluso, K R ^a   Azad, A F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clip domain; Factor D; Haemocyte; Serine proteinase; Tick

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT FACTOR D; COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; CELL LINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DERMACENTOR; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CELL LINE; COMPLEMENT FACTOR D; DERMACENTOR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; HEMOCYTES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DERMACENTOR; DERMACENTOR ANDERSONI; DERMACENTOR VARIABILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; TACHYPLEUS; TACHYPLEUS TRIDENTATUS;

EID: 1342310723     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2004.00455.x     Document Type: Article

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