Functional analysis of two lebocin-related proteins from Manduca sexta

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 231-239

  Rao, Xiang Jun ^a   Xu, Xiao Xia ^a   Yu, Xiao Qiang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptide; Insect immunity; Lebocin; Manduca sexta

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDE; HYBRID PROTEIN; INSECT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HEMOLYMPH; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEPIDOPTERA; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEMOLYMPH; INSECT PROTEINS; MANDUCA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN;

BOMBYX MORI; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEXAPODA; MANDUCA SEXTA; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 84857138709     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2011.12.005     Document Type: Article

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