Aedes FADD: A novel death domain-containing protein required for antibacterial immunity in the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-54

  Cooper, Dawn M ^a   Chamberlain, Ciara M ^a   Lowenberger, Carl ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Aedes DREDD; AMP expression; Antibacterial immunity; FADD adaptor; IMD signaling; Mosquito

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDE; FAS ASSOCIATED DEATH DOMAIN PROTEIN; INSECT PROTEIN;

AEDES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PARASITOLOGY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; YELLOW FEVER;

AEDES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; FAS-ASSOCIATED DEATH DOMAIN PROTEIN; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; INSECT PROTEINS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; YELLOW FEVER;

AEDES AEGYPTI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEXAPODA; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS;

EID: 59849129347     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2008.09.011     Document Type: Article

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