Characterization of four novel caspases from Litopenaeus vannamei (Lvcaspase2-5) and their role in WSSV infection through dsRNA-mediated gene silencing

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Wang, Pei Hui ^a   Wan, Ding Hui ^a   Chen, Yong Gui ^a   Weng, Shao Ping ^a   Yu, Xiao Qiang ^b   He, Jian Guo ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA;

ANIMAL; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL LINE; DNA SEQUENCE; DROSOPHILA; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE SILENCING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; PENAEIDAE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; TIME; VIROLOGY; VIRUS REPLICATION; WHITE SPOT SYNDROME VIRUS;

ANIMALS; CASPASES; CELL LINE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DROSOPHILA; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE KNOCKDOWN TECHNIQUES; GENE SILENCING; PENAEIDAE; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS; TIME FACTORS; VIRUS REPLICATION; WHITE SPOT SYNDROME VIRUS 1;

EID: 84893514054     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0080418     Document Type: Article

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