Co-evolution of insect proteases and plant protease inhibitors

Current Protein and Peptide Science

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 437-447

  Jongsma, Maarten A ^a   Beekwilder, Jules ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Co evolution; Insect proteases; Monitor peptide; Plant protease inhibitors; Protein digestion; Regulation

Indexed keywords

PROTEINASE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; COEVOLUTION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; HERBIVORE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT GENOME; PLANT INSECT INTERACTION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RICE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; INSECTS; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 79960309341     PISSN: 13892037     EISSN: 18755550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138920311796391115     Document Type: Article

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