Molecular cloning, expression and characterization of Bmserpin-2 gene from Bombyx mori

Acta Biochimica Polonica

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 671-677

  Pan, Ye ^a   Xia, Hengchuan ^a   Lü, Peng ^a   Chen, KePing ^a   Yao, Qin ^a   Chen, Huiqin ^a   Gao, Lu ^a   He, Yuanqing ^a   Wang, Lin ^b  

^a JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Beijing Entry Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau   (China)

Author keywords

Bioinformatics; Bombyx mori; QPCR; Serpin 2; Subcellular location

Indexed keywords

BOMBYX MORI; BOMBYX MORI NPV; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INVERTEBRATA;

SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; SERPIN 2; SERPIN-2;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SILKWORM; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BOMBYX; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SERPINS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 77449087307     PISSN: 0001527X     EISSN: 1734154X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18388/abp.2009_2501     Document Type: Article

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