Identification, expression, and immuno-reactivity of Sol i 2 & Sol i 4 venom proteins of queen red imported fire ants, Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Toxicon

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 752-759

  Lockwood, Stephanie A ^a   HaghiPour Peasley, Jilla ^a   Hoffman, Donald R ^b   Deslippe, Richard J ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergen; DNA sequence; Protein sequence; Venom gland

Indexed keywords

ANT VENOM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INSECT PROTEIN; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA VENOM ALLERGEN NUMBER 2Q PROTEIN; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA VENOM ALLERGEN NUMBER 2W PROTEIN; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA VENOM ALLERGEN NUMBER 4Q PROTEIN; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA VENOM ALLERGEN NUMBER 4W PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXPRESSION VECTOR; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INSECT ALLERGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOLENOPSIS; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANT VENOMS; ANTS; BASE SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC VECTORS; IMMUNE SERA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INSECT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TEXAS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 84863814812     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: 18793150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2012.05.011     Document Type: Article

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