A secreted cystatin from the tick Haemaphysalis longicornis and its distinct expression patterns in relation to innate immunity

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 527-535

  Zhou, Jinlin ^a,b   Ueda, Mami ^a   Umemiya, Rika ^a   Battsetseg, Badgar ^a   Boldbaatar, Damdinsuren ^a   Xuan, Xuenan ^a   Fujisaki, Kozo ^a  

^a OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Babesia gibsoni; Cystatin; Haemaphysalis longicornis; Innate immunity

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYSTATIN; PRIMER DNA;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SECRETION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TICK;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, AFFINITY; CYSTATINS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPEN READING FRAMES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TICKS;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; BABESIA; BABESIA BOVIS; BABESIA GIBSONI; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAEMAPHYSALIS LONGICORNIS; IXODIDA;

EID: 33745713839     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2006.03.003     Document Type: Article

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