In vitro processing of the dsrnase precursor isolated from silkworm midgut tissue, Bombyx mori

Journal of Insect Biotechnology and Sericology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 125-127

  Arimatsu, Yuji ^a,b   Sugimura, Yukio ^a   Furusawa, Toshiharu ^a,c  

^a KYOTO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Textile Research Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bombyx mori; Dsrnase; Post translational processing; Precursor protein

Indexed keywords

BOMBYX MORI; BOVINAE;

EID: 80052770321     PISSN: 13468073     EISSN: 18847978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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