HlLgm2, a member of asparaginyl endopeptidases/legumains in the midgut of the ixodid tick Haemaphysalis longicornis, is involved in blood-meal digestion

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 573-585

  Alim, M Abdul ^a   Tsuji, Naotoshi ^a   Miyoshi, Takeharu ^a   Islam, M Khyrul ^a   Huang, Xiaohong ^a   Hatta, Takeshi ^a   Fujisaki, Kozo ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asparaginyl endopeptidase; Blood meal digestion; Haemoglobin; Ixodid tick; Legumain

Indexed keywords

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; HEMOGLOBIN; LEGUMAIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID; BIOCHEMISTRY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DIGESTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; HEMOPHAGY; SERUM; TICK;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DIGESTION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYMOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; TICK;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; DIGESTION; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENE EXPRESSION; HEMOGLOBINS; IXODIDAE; KINETICS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RABBITS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SERUM ALBUMIN, BOVINE;

BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAEMAPHYSALIS LONGICORNIS; IXODIDA;

EID: 40849104745     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2007.12.006     Document Type: Article

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