Analysis of the chitin recognition mechanism of cuticle proteins from the soft cuticle of the silkworm, Bombyx mori

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1059-1067

  Togawa, Toru ^a   Nakato, Hiroshi ^a   Izumi, Susumu ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bombyx mori; Chitin; Chitin binding domain; Cuticle; Cuticle protein; R R consensus

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; CUTICLE PROTEINS, INSECTS; DNA; HYBRID PROTEIN; INSECT PROTEIN; OLIGOSACCHARIDE;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BINDING COMPETITION; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SILKWORM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; BOMBYX; CHITIN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, AFFINITY; DNA; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INSECT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ARTHROPODA; BOMBYX; BOMBYX MORI; INSECTA;

EID: 4744354730     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2004.06.008     Document Type: Article

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