Identification and molecular characterization of two immune-responsive chitinase-like proteins from Anopheles gambiae

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 387-398

  Shi, L ^a   Paskewitz, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Anopheles; Chitinase; Immunity; Two dimensional SDS PAGE

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CHITINASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; INSECT PROTEIN; PRIMER DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BLOOD; CELL LINE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HEMOLYMPH; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMODIUM; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TWO DIMENSIONAL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; ANTIBODIES; BACTERIA; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL LINE; CHITINASE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, TWO-DIMENSIONAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEMOLYMPH; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INSECT PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASMODIUM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ANIMALIA; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); INSECTA; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 3943084209     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0962-1075.2004.00496.x     Document Type: Article

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