Hemolin expression in the silk glands of Galleria mellonella in response to bacterial challenge and prior to cell disintegration

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 781-787

  Shaik, Haq Abdul ^a,b   Sehnal, Frantisek ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

20 Hydroxyecdysone; Cell recognition; Hemolin; Insect immunity; Juvenile hormone; Metamorphosis; Silk; Silk glands

Indexed keywords

HEMOLIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; INSECT PROTEIN;

APOPTOSIS; COCOON; HORMONE; JUVENILE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MORPHOGENESIS; MOTH; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PATHOGEN; PROTEIN; PUPATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EXOCRINE GLAND; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECT; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOTH; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SILK;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; EXOCRINE GLANDS; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; INSECT PROTEINS; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOTHS; PUPA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SILK;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GALLERIA MELLONELLA; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 67650506888     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2009.04.010     Document Type: Article

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