Cloning, expression and characterization of four serpin-1 cDNA variants from the spruce budworm, Choristoneura fumiferana

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 165-173

  Zheng, Y P ^a   He, W Y ^b   Beliveau C ^c   Nisole, A ^c   Stewart, D ^c   Zheng, S C ^b   Doucet, D ^a   Cusson, M ^c   Feng, Q L ^b  

^a GREAT LAKES FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cuticle; Degradation; Metamorphosis; Molt; Serpin

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ELASTASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; SERPIN 1; SERPIN 1A; SERPIN 1B; SERPIN 1D; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLTING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WORM;

CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 67651087420     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2009.05.016     Document Type: Article

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