Hemolymph melanization in the silkmoth Bombyx mori involves formation of a high molecular mass complex that metabolizes tyrosin

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Volumn 288, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 14476-14487

  Clark, Kevin D ^a   Strand, Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOMBYX MORI; COMPLEX FORMATIONS; GEL-FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH-MOLECULAR-MASS COMPLEXES; MASS SPECTROMETRY ANALYSIS; PHENOLOXIDASES; PHENYLTHIOUREA; PROTEASE INHIBITOR;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; BLOOD; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMAS;

ENZYME INHIBITION;

MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PHENYLTHIOUREA; PROTEIN EGF1.0; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; TYROSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTHROPOD LARVA; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BOMBYX MORI; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; FRACTIONATION; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEMOLYMPH; HYDROXYLATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IN VITRO STUDY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MELANOGENESIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WOUND;

AMINO ACID; BLOOD; CASCADE; INSECT IMMUNITY; MELANIN; PHENOLOXIDASE; PROTEASE; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BOMBYX; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; ENDOTOXINS; ENZYME PRECURSORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEMOLYMPH; INSECT PROTEINS; MELANINS; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TYROSINE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84877881327     PISSN: 00219258     EISSN: 1083351X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M113.459222     Document Type: Article

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