Leureptin: A soluble, extracellular leucine-rich repeat protein from Manduca sexta that binds lipopolysaccharide

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 713-722

  Zhu, Yifei ^a   Ragan, Emily J ^a   Kanost, Michael R ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hemocyte; Hemolymph; Innate immunity; Insect; Leucine rich repeat; Lipopolysaccharide; Manduca sexta

Indexed keywords

INSECT PROTEIN; LEUCINE RICH REPEAT PROTEINS; LEUCINE-RICH REPEAT PROTEINS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BLOOD CELL; CHEMISTRY; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HEMOLYMPH; IMMUNOLOGY; LEPIDOPTERA; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SOLUBILITY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEMOCYTES; HEMOLYMPH; INSECT PROTEINS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MANDUCA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SOLUBILITY;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HEXAPODA; MANDUCA SEXTA;

EID: 77957003068     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2010.07.002     Document Type: Article

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