Prophenoloxidase binds to the surface of hemocytes and is involved in hemocyte melanization in Manduca sexta

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1356-1366

  Ling, Erjun ^a   Yu, Xiao Qiang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Encapsulation; Hemocyte; Innate immunity; Manduca Sexta; Melanization; Phenoloxidase; Surface prophenoloxidase

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL OXIDASE; ENZYME PRECURSOR; INSECT PROTEIN; MELANIN; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PRO PHENOLOXIDASE; PRO-PHENOLOXIDASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BLOOD CELL; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CELL MEMBRANE; ENZYMOLOGY; KINETICS; LEPIDOPTERA; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CATECHOL OXIDASE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL-FREE SYSTEM; ENZYME PRECURSORS; HEMOCYTES; INSECT PROTEINS; KINETICS; MANDUCA; MELANINS; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MANDUCA SEXTA;

EID: 27744572916     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2005.08.007     Document Type: Article

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