Regulation of gene expression of attacin, an antibacterial protein in the silkworm, Bombyx mori

Journal of Insect Biotechnology and Sericology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 45-56

  Tanaka, Hiromitsu ^a   Furukawa, Seiichi ^a   Nakazawa, Hiroshi ^a,c   Sagisaka, Aki ^a   Yamakawa, Minoru ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^c Protein Crystal Cooperation   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antibacterial protein; Attacin; Bombyx mori; CATT(T A) motif; Insect immunity; NF B like motif; Nucleosomal structure; Tissue specific gene expression

Indexed keywords

ANTIBACTERIAL PROTEINS; ATTACIN; BOMBYX MORI; CATT(T/A) MOTIF; INSECT IMMUNITY; TISSUE-SPECIFIC GENE EXPRESSION;

ANIMALS; BIOCHEMISTRY; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; PROTEINS;

TISSUE;

BOMBYX MORI; INSECTA;

SERICULTURE; SILKWORM;

EID: 24344455594     PISSN: 13468073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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