Characterization of a digestive carboxypeptidase from the insect pest corn earworm (Helicoverpa armigera) with novel specificity towards C-terminal glutamate residues

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 271, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 2000-2011

  Bown, David P ^a   Gatehouse, John A ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clan MC metalloproteinase; Digestive proteinase; Glutamate carboxypeptidase; Insect herbivore; Proteinase activation

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; CARBOXYPEPTIDASE A; CARBOXYPEPTIDASE B; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; METHOTREXATE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; TRYPSIN;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CATTLE; CROP PEST; DNA LIBRARY; DNA PROBE; DNA SCREENING; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME ISOLATION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; GENOME; HYDROLYSIS; INTESTINE; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; NONHUMAN; PEST INSECT; PICHIA PASTORIS; POTATO; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TSETSE FLY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BETA-ENDORPHIN; CARBOXYPEPTIDASES; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUTAMIC ACID; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDES; PHYLOGENY; PICHIA; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TRYPSIN;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GLOSSINA (PROPER); HELICOVERPA; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; HELICOVERPA ZEA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; MAMMALIA; MELANOGASTER; PICHIA; PICHIA PASTORIS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 2442655093     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.2004.04113.x     Document Type: Article

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