Characterization of an intracellular cystatin homolog from the tick Haemaphysalis longicornis

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 160, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 180-183

  Zhou, Jinlin ^a,b   Liao, Min ^a   Ueda, Mami ^a   Gong, Haiyan ^c   Xuan, Xuenan ^c   Fujisaki, Kozo ^a,c  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^c OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cystatin; Haemaphysalis longicornis; Inhibitory activity

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN B; CATHEPSIN L; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYSTATIN; PAPAIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HEMAPHYSALIS LONGICORNIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TICK;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CYSTATINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; TICKS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAEMAPHYSALIS LONGICORNIS; IXODIDA;

EID: 59649083646     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.10.086     Document Type: Article

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