Sequence and specificity of two antibacterial proteins involved in insect immunity

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 182, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 6635-6637

  Steiner, H ^a   Hultmark, D ^a   Engstrom A ^b   Bennich, H ^b   Boman, H G ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CECROPIN A; CECROPIN B; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDE; INSECT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL IMMUNITY; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CECROPIA MOTH; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HISTORY; IMMUNOLOGY; INSECT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INSECT PROTEINS; INSECTS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOTHS;

EID: 67449132232     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: 15506606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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