Cloning and expression profiling of four antibacterial peptide genes from the bumblebee Bombus ignitus

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 141-146

  Choi, Yong Soo ^a   Choo, Young Moo ^a   Lee, Kwang Sik ^a   Yoon, Hyung Joo ^b   Kim, Iksoo ^c   Je, Yeon Ho ^d   Sohn, Hung Dae ^a   Jin, Byung Rae ^a  

^a Dong A University   (South Korea)

^b National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

^c Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Abaecin; Antibacterial peptide; Apidaecin; Bombus ignitus; Bumblebee; cDNA cloning; Defensin; Gene structure; Hymenoptaecin

Indexed keywords

ABAECIN; APIDAECIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DEFENSIN; HYMENOPTAECIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BOMBUS IGNITUS; BUMBLEBEE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE INDUCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; INFECTION; INJURY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

APOIDEA; BOMBUS IGNITUS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 43049157983     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2008.02.007     Document Type: Article

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