Coevolution between pathogen-derived proteinases and proteinase inhibitors of host insects

Virulence

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 206-214

  Vilcinskas, Andreas ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coevolution; Innate immunity; Insects; Microbes; Proteinase inhibitors; Proteinases; Virulence

Indexed keywords

CECROPIN; PROTEINASE; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; THERMOLYSIN;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; COEVOLUTION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENE; GENOME; HOST; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INNATE IMMUNITY; INSECT; MOLECULE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 77955746836     PISSN: 21505594     EISSN: 21505608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/viru.1.3.12072     Document Type: Article

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