Insect immunity: molecular cloning, expression, and characterization of cDNAs and genomic DNA encoding three isoforms of insect defensin in Aedes aegypti
- 1 February 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Insect Molecular Biology
- Vol. 8 (1) , 107-118
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2583.1999.810107.x
Abstract
Aedesaegypti were immune activated by injection with bacteria, and the expression of insect defensins was measured over time. Northern analyses indicated that defensin transcriptional activity conti...Keywords
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