Cloning of the subtilisin Pr1A gene from a strain of locust specific fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae, and functional expression of the protein in Pichia pastoris

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2481-2488

  Zhang, Wei ^a,b   Yueqing, Cao ^a,c   Yuxian, Xia ^a,c  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Kerun Biopharmaceutical R and D Co Ltd   (China)

^c Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Fungal Insecticides   (China)

Author keywords

Cuticle degrading; M. anisopliae; P. pastoris; Subtilisin like protease

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; GENE ENCODING; GENETIC ENGINEERING;

BIOPESTICIDES; CUTICLE-DEGRADING; FUNCTIONAL EXPRESSION; INSECT CUTICLE; M. ANISOPLIAE; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; P. PASTORIS; PICHIA PASTORIS; PROTEASE ACTIVITIES; PROTEIN SEQUENCING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SERINE PROTEASES; SUBTILISIN; SUBTILISIN-LIKE PROTEASE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

CLONING;

FUNGI; HEXAPODA; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; PICHIA PASTORIS;

EID: 52449110181     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-008-9771-x     Document Type: Article

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