A novel protease inhibitor in Bombyx mori is involved in defense against Beauveria bassiana

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 766-775

  Li, Youshan ^a   Zhao, Ping ^a   Liu, Shiping ^a   Dong, Zhaoming ^a   Chen, Jianping ^a   Xiang, Zhonghuai ^a   Xia, Qingyou ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bombyx mori; Cuticle degrading enzyme; Entomopathogenic fungi; Melanization; Protease inhibitor

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; INSECT PROTEIN; PEPTIDE HYDROLASE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEAUVERIA; BOMBYX; CHEMISTRY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN STABILITY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BEAUVERIA; BOMBYX; FUNGAL PROTEINS; INSECT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; PROTEIN STABILITY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BOMBYX MORI; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FUNGI; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84865866427     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2012.07.004     Document Type: Article

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