Molecular cloning of the precursor polypeptide of mastoparan B and its putative processing enzyme, dipeptidyl peptidase IV, from the black-bellied hornet, Vespa basalis

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 231-237

  Lee, V S Y ^a   Tu, W C ^a   Jinn, T R ^a   Peng, C C ^a   Lin, L J ^a   Tzen, Jason T C ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dipeptidyl peptidase IV; Mastoparan B; Propeptide; Venom toxin; Vespa basalis

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DIPEPTIDYL PEPTIDASE IV; MASTOPARAN B; MELITTIN; PEPTIDE; PREPROMELITTIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WASP VENOM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE LIBRARY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; WASP;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD26; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE LIBRARY; MELITTEN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; WASP VENOMS; WASPS;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; VESPA BASALIS;

EID: 33847753129     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: 13652583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2006.00718.x     Document Type: Article

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