Characterization of a thioredoxin (BbTrx) from the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana and its expression in response to thermal stress

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 934-942

  Ying, Sheng Hua ^a   Wang, Xiao Hui ^a   Feng, Ming Guang ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; Disulfide reduction activity; Thermotolerance; Thioredoxin

Indexed keywords

BEAUVERIA BASSIANA; DISULFIDE REDUCTION; DITHIOTHREITOL; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGUS BEAUVERIA BASSIANA; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCES; OPEN READING FRAME; PRE-INCUBATION; PROTEIN SEQUENCES; TERMINAL REGIONS; THERMOTOLERANCE; THIOREDOXINS;

THERMOELASTICITY;

THERMAL STRESS;

DISULFIDE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; INSULIN; THIOREDOXIN;

AMINO ACID; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; FUNGUS; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PROTEIN; RECOMBINATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TOLERANCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BEAUVERIA BASSIANA; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGUS; GENETIC CODE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REDUCTION; TEMPERATURE STRESS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; BEAUVERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOT TEMPERATURE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; THIOREDOXINS;

CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FUNGI; NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

EID: 78549269175     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: 14803275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W10-081     Document Type: Article

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