Immune upregulation of novel antibacterial proteins from silkmoths (Lepidoptera) that resemble lysozymes but lack muramidase activity

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 655-666

  Gandhe, Archana S ^a   Janardhan, Gude ^a   Nagaraju, Javaregowda ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR DNA FINGERPRINTING AND DIAGNOSTICS   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial proteins; Immunity; Insect; Lysozyme; Muramidase

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; INSECT PROTEIN; LYSOZYME; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; HEMOLYMPH; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MOLECULAR CLONING; PROTEIN BINDING; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SILKWORM; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BOMBYX; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEMOLYMPH; INSECT PROTEINS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MURAMIDASE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; PROTEIN BINDING; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; UP-REGULATION;

ANTHERAEA MYLITTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOMBYX MORI; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS;

EID: 34249791781     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2007.03.013     Document Type: Article

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