The Gram-Negative Bacteria-Binding Protein gene family: Its role in the innate immune system of Anopheles gambiae and in anti-Plasmodium defence

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-51

  Warr, E ^a,b   Das, S ^a   Dong, Y ^a   Dimopoulos, G ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae; Gram negative bacteria binding protein; Innate immunity; Plasmodium

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIA BINDING PROTEIN, INSECT; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA-BINDING PROTEIN, INSECT; INSECT PROTEIN; PLASMA PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; DNA MICROARRAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE SILENCING; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITOLOGY; PLASMODIUM; RNA INTERFERENCE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ACUTE-PHASE PROTEINS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOOD PROTEINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE SILENCING; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; INSECT PROTEINS; INSECT VECTORS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PLASMODIUM; RNA INTERFERENCE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI;

EID: 38649094246     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: 13652583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2008.00778.x     Document Type: Article

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