A Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus cathepsin with dual peptidase and antimicrobial activity

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 635-645

  Oldiges, Daiane P ^a   Parizi, Luís F ^a   Zimmer, Karine R ^a   Lorenzini, Daniel M ^a   Seixas, Adriana ^a,b   Masuda, Aoi ^a   da Silva Vaz, Itabajara ^a   Termignoni, Carlos ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptide; Cysteine endopeptidase; Tick

Indexed keywords

ACARICIDE; ANTIGEN; CATHEPSIN L; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; PEPTIDASE; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PROTEINASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VACCINE; VITELLIN DEGRADING CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASE;

AMINO ACID; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CLONE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; PEPTIDE; TICK;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; DATA BASE; DRUG TARGETING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; INSECT CONTROL; LIVESTOCK; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; RHIPICEPHALUS (BOOPHILUS) MICROPLUS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BASE SEQUENCE; CATHEPSINS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RHIPICEPHALUS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN;

ARTHROPODA; BOOPHILUS; BOOPHILUS MICROPLUS; IXODIDA; RHIPICEPHALUS;

EID: 84862323892     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: 18790135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2012.04.013     Document Type: Article

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