Serine protease MP2 activates prophenoloxidase in the melanization immune response of Drosophila melanogaster

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  An, Chunju ^a   Zhang, Mingming ^a   Chu, Yuan ^a   Zhao, Zhangwu ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIDASE; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PROPHENOLOXIDASE 1; PROTEIN MP2; PROTEIN SPN27A; SERINE PROTEINASE; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MELANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ANIMALS; CATECHOL OXIDASE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; ENZYME PRECURSORS; SERINE PROTEASES;

EID: 84896709500     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079533     Document Type: Article

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