A novel secreted endonuclease from Culex quinquefasciatus salivary glands

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 209, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 2651-2659

  Calvo, Eric ^a   Ribeiro, José M C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthropod; Culex quinquefasciatus; Endonuclease; Mosquito; Salivary gland

Indexed keywords

ENDONUCLEASE; INSECT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHEMISTRY; CULEX; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SALIVARY GLAND;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CULEX; ENDONUCLEASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; INSECT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SALIVARY GLANDS;

CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GLOSSINA (GENUS); MAMMALIA;

EID: 33747072559     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02267     Document Type: Article

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