An insecticidal protein from Xenorhabdus budapestensis that results in prophenoloxidase activation in the wax moth, Galleria mellonella

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 60-67

  Yang, Jun ^a,b,c   Zeng, Hong Mei ^b,c   Lin, Hua Feng ^a   Yang, Xiu Fen ^b,c   Liu, Zheng ^b,c   Guo, Li Hua ^b,c   Yuan, Jing Jing ^b,c   Qiu, De Wen ^b,c  

^a ANHUI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Galleria mellonella; HIP57; Insecticidal protein; Purification; Xenorhabdus budapestensis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CATECHOL OXIDASE; CHAPERONIN; ENZYME PRECURSOR; PRO PHENOLOXIDASE; PRO-PHENOLOXIDASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENETICS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOTH; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TWO DIMENSIONAL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; XENORHABDUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CATECHOL OXIDASE; CHAPERONIN 60; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, TWO-DIMENSIONAL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME PRECURSORS; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOTHS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN; XENORHABDUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GALLERIA MELLONELLA; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; NEMATODA; PHOTORHABDUS; XENORHABDUS; XENORHABDUS BUDAPESTENSIS;

EID: 84862803531     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2012.02.006     Document Type: Article

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