A midgut-specific chymotrypsin cDNA (Slctlp1) from Spodoptera litura: Cloning, characterization, localization and expression analysis

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 130-143

  Zhan, Qinglei ^a   Zheng, Sichun ^a   Feng, Qili ^a   Liu, Lin ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chymotrypsin; Midgut; Protein digestion; Serine protease; Spodoptera litura

Indexed keywords

CHYMOTRYPSIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; INSECT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARMYWORM; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; LARVA; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CHYMOTRYPSIN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; INSECT PROTEINS; LARVA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SPODOPTERA;

HEXAPODA; SPODOPTERA LITURA;

EID: 79951530452     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: 15206327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/arch.20353     Document Type: Article

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