A γ-glutamyl transpeptidase of Aphidius ervi venom induces apoptosis in the ovaries of host aphids

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 453-465

  Falabella, Patrizia ^a   Riviello, Lea ^a   Caccialupi, Pasqua ^a   Rossodivita, Tiziana ^a   Teresa Valente, Maria ^a   Luisa De Stradis, Maria ^a   Tranfaglia, Antonio ^a   Varricchio, Paola ^b   Gigliotti, Silvia ^b   Graziani, Franco ^b   Malva, Carla ^b   Pennacchio, Francesco ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND BIOPHYSICS ADRIANO BUZZATI TRAVERSO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Braconids; Glutathione; Host regulation; Hymenoptera; Parasitoid

Indexed keywords

GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; WASP VENOM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; APHID; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; FRACTIONATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVARY; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; WASP;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; APHIDS; APOPTOSIS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OVARY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN; WASP VENOMS; WASPS;

ACYRTHOSIPHON PISUM; APHIDIDAE; APHIDIUS ERVI; BRACONIDAE; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 34247168586     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2007.02.005     Document Type: Article

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