Characterization and expression of a cecropin-like gene from Helicoverpa armigera

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 148, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 417-425

  Wang, Li ^a   Li, Zhaofei ^a   Du, Chuang ^a   Chen, Weichun ^a   Pang, Yi ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cecropin; EMSA; Helicoverpa armigera; RT PCR; TAIL PCR

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 10A; CECROPIN; GENOMIC DNA; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HACD PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INSECT PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; KERATINOCYTE; LARVA; MIDGUT; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WORM;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 35648995342     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2007.07.010     Document Type: Article

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