Gene silencing of serine proteases affects melanization of Sephadex beads in Anopheles gambiae

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 701-711

  Paskewitz, Susan M ^a   Andreev, Olga ^a   Shi, Lei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae; Clip domain serine proteases; Melanization; Mosquito

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN; MELANIN; MESSENGER RNA; PRO PHENOL OXIDASE ACTIVATING PROTEINASE; PRO-PHENOL OXIDASE ACTIVATING PROTEINASE; SEPHADEX; SERINE PROTEINASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE SILENCING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; DEXTRANS; GENE SILENCING; MELANINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RNA, MESSENGER; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE;

EID: 33747777740     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2006.06.001     Document Type: Article

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