A masquerade‐like serine proteinase homologue is necessary for phenoloxidase activity in the coleopteran insect,Holotrichia diomphalialarvae
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- 1 October 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in European Journal of Biochemistry
- Vol. 267 (20) , 6188-6196
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1432-1327.2000.01695.x
Abstract
Previously, we reported the molecular cloning of cDNA for the prophenoloxidase activating factor‐I (PPAF‐I) that encoded a member of the serine proteinase group with a disulfide‐knotted motif at the ...Keywords
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