Structure and expression analysis of the Cecropin-E gene from the silkworm, bombyx mori

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1992-1998

  Hong, Sun Mee ^a   Kusakabe, Takahiro ^a   Lee, Jae Man ^a   Tatsuke, Tsuneyuki ^a   Kawaguchi, Yutaka ^a   Kang, Min Wook ^b   Kang, Seok Woo ^b   Kim, Kyung A ^c   Nho, Si Kab ^c  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

^c Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptides; BmCec E; Cecropins; Embryo; Intestine

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; ORGANIC ACIDS;

ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDES; BMCEC-E; CECROPINS; EMBRYO; INTESTINE;

AMINES;

CECROPIN; INSECT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GENOME; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SILKWORM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BOMBYX; CECROPINS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENOME; INSECT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOMBYX MORI; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 50649107531     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.80082     Document Type: Article

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