A prophenoloxidase from the Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis: Gene cloning, expression and activity analysis

Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 156-167

  Gai, Yunchao ^a,b   Zhao, Jianmin ^a   Song, Linsheng ^a   Li, Chenghua ^a,b   Zheng, Peilin ^a,b   Qiu, Limei ^a   Ni, Duojiao ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Enzyme specific activity; Eriocheir sinensis; Innate Immunity; mRNA expression profile; Prophenoloxidase; Quantitative real time PCR

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ERIOCHEIR SINENSIS; HEXAPODA; LISTONELLA ANGUILLARUM;

EID: 38349052952     PISSN: 10504648     EISSN: 10959947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2007.08.006     Document Type: Article

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