A positive feedback mechanism in the Manduca sexta prophenoloxidase activation system

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 763-769

  Wang, Yang ^a   Jiang, Haobo ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clip domain; Hemolymph protein; Insect immunity; Melanization; Serine proteinase pathway

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL OXIDASE; ENZYME PRECURSOR; PEPTIDE HYDROLASE; PRO PHENOL OXIDASE ACTIVATING PROTEINASE; PRO PHENOLOXIDASE; PRO-PHENOL OXIDASE ACTIVATING PROTEINASE; PRO-PHENOLOXIDASE; SERINE PROTEINASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYMOLOGY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEMOLYMPH; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOLOGY; LEPIDOPTERA; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; CATECHOL OXIDASE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME PRECURSORS; FEEDBACK, BIOCHEMICAL; HEMOLYMPH; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MANDUCA; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES;

HEXAPODA; MANDUCA SEXTA;

EID: 46849104317     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2008.04.008     Document Type: Article

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