Bombyx mori cell line as a model of immune-system organs

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 269-279

  Taniai, K ^a   Lee, J H ^a,b   Lee, I H ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b Hoseo University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antibacterial peptide gene; Bombyx mori; Cell line; Expressed sequence tag; Innate immunity

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CECROPIN B PROTEIN, INSECTA; GLOVERIN; INSECT PROTEIN; PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL LINE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROMOTER REGION; SILKWORM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BASE SEQUENCE; BOMBYX; CELL LINE; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAGS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, INSECT; INSECT PROTEINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEINS;

BOMBYX MORI; CACTACEAE;

EID: 33744511659     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: 13652583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2006.00639.x     Document Type: Article

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