Regulation of transcription of the aedes albopictus cecropin a1 gene: A role for p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 628-636

  Moon, Alice E ^a,b   Walker, Anthony J ^a   Goodbourn, Stephen ^b  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptides; C6 36 cells; Innate immunity; Mosquito defence; P38 MAPK; Promoter

Indexed keywords

4 (4 FLUOROPHENYL) 2 (4 METHYLSULFINYLPHENYL) 5 (4 PYRIDYL)IMIDAZOLE; CECROPIN; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; INSECT PROTEIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; LUCIFERASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; PHOSPHOSPECIFIC ANTIBODY; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HEAT; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AEDES; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PHOSPHO-SPECIFIC; CECROPINS; CELLS, CULTURED; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, REPORTER; HOT TEMPERATURE; IMIDAZOLES; IMMUNITY, INNATE; INSECT PROTEINS; JNK MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; LUCIFERASES; MAP KINASE SIGNALING SYSTEM; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; P38 MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITORS; PYRIDINES;

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 79959513478     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2011.04.001     Document Type: Article

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