Characterization of a regulatory unit that controls melanization and affects longevity of mosquitoes

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1929-1939

  An, Chunju ^a   Budd, Aidan ^b   Kanost, Michael R ^a   Michel, Kristin ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae; Innate immunity; Malaria; Serine proteinase; Serpin

Indexed keywords

CLIP SERINE PROTEINASE CLIPB9; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PROPHENOL OXIDASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SERINE PROTEINASE; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; SERPIN 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENE SILENCING; INNATE IMMUNITY; LONGEVITY; MELANIZATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; PROTEIN DEPLETION; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN TARGETING;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; FEMALE; IMMUNITY, INNATE; LONGEVITY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MELANINS; PHYLOGENY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SERINE PROTEASES; SERPINS;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTHROPODA;

EID: 79958184410     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 14209071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-010-0543-z     Document Type: Article

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