Diversity of aminopeptidases, derived from four lepidopteran gene duplications, and polycalins expressed in the midgut of Helicoverpa armigera: Identification of proteins binding the δ-endotoxin, Cry1Ac of Bacillus thuringiensis

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 685-696

  Angelucci, Constanza ^a   Barrett Wilt, Gregory A ^b   Hunt, Donald F ^c,d   Akhurst, Raymond J ^a   East, Peter D ^a   Gordon, Karl H J ^a   Campbell, Peter M ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative splicing; Aminopeptidase N; Bacillus thuringiensis; Binding site; Bombyx mori; Cry1Ac; Helicoverpa armigera; Polycalin

Indexed keywords

AMINOPEPTIDASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ENDOTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; INSECT PROTEIN; INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEPIDOPTERA; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOTH; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINOPEPTIDASES; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENDOTOXINS; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; INSECT PROTEINS; LEPIDOPTERA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOTHS; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BOMBYX MORI; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 44749091709     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2008.03.010     Document Type: Article

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