X-tox: An atypical defensin derived family of immune-related proteins specific to Lepidoptera

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 575-584

  Girard, Pierre Alain ^a   Boublik, Yvan ^b   Wheat, Christopher W ^c,d   Volkoff, Anne Nathalie ^e   Cousserans, F ^e   Brehélin, Michel ^a   Escoubas, Jean Michel ^a  

^a University of Montpellier II   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Defensin derived; Hemocytes; Immune related protein; Insect immunity; Lepidoptera

Indexed keywords

DEFENSIN; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PROTEIN SPOD 11 TOX; PROTEIN X TOX; SCORPION VENOM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LEPIDOPTERA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TANDEM REPEAT;

HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; LEPIDOPTERA; SCORPIONES; SPODOPTERA FRUGIPERDA;

EID: 38649090399     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2007.09.004     Document Type: Article

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