A possible structural model of members of the CPF family of cuticular proteins implicating binding to components other than chitin

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1420-1426

  Papandreou, Nikos C ^a   Iconomidou, Vassiliki A ^a   Willis, Judith H ^b   Hamodrakas, Stavros J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cuticular lipids; Cuticular proteins structural model; Eight stranded up and down antiparallel pleated sheet barrel; Insect sex pheromones; Lipocalins

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; CUTICLE PROTEINS, INSECTS; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; INSECT PROTEIN; PLASMA RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN; PROTEIN BINDING;

CHITIN; FLY; HOMOLOGY; LIPID; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PROTEIN; SEX PHEROMONE;

AEDES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; BOVINAE;

AEDES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHITIN; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; INSECT PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; RETINOL-BINDING PROTEINS, PLASMA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; BOVINAE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA;

EID: 77955430657     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2010.04.002     Document Type: Article

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