Molecular characterization of iron binding proteins, transferrin and ferritin heavy chain subunit, from the bumblebee Bombus ignitus

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 20-27

  Wang, Dong ^a,b   Kim, Bo Yeon ^a   Lee, Kwang Sik ^a   Yoon, Hyung Joo ^c   Cui, Zheng ^b   Lu, Wei ^a,b   Jia, Jing Ming ^b   Kim, Doh Hoon ^a,b   Sohn, Hung Dae ^a,b   Jin, Byung Rae ^a,b  

^a Dong A University   (South Korea)

^b SHENYANG PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bombus ignitus; Bumblebee; Ferritin; Insect; Iron; Iron binding protein; Transferrin

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CERULOPLASMIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FERRITIN; IRON BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSFERRIN;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACULOVIRUS; BINDING SITE; BUMBLEBEE; CLONING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAT BODY; HEAVY CHAIN; IRON RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

APOIDEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOMBUS IGNITUS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 56949101447     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2008.09.082     Document Type: Article

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