Characterization of Kunitz-type protease inhibitor purified from hemolymph of Galleria mellonella larvae

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 873-882

  Lee, Joon Ha ^a   Kim, Chong Han ^a   Shin, Yong Pyo ^a   Park, Ho Jin ^a   Park, Seungmi ^a   Lee, Hwan Myung ^a   Kim, Byung Sam ^b   Lee, In Hee ^a  

^a Hoseo University   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

Author keywords

CDNA cloning; Galleria mellonella; Kunitz type protease inhibitor; Physiological functions; Purification

Indexed keywords

INSECT PROTEIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FAT BODY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HEMOLYMPH; IMMUNOLOGY; LARVA; METABOLISM; MOTH;

ANIMALS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXTRACELLULAR SIGNAL-REGULATED MAP KINASES; FAT BODY; GENE EXPRESSION; HEMOLYMPH; INSECT PROTEINS; LARVA; MOTHS; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALLERIA MELLONELLA;

EID: 78649630097     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2010.08.007     Document Type: Article

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