<it>Ixodes scapularis </it>tick <ul>ser</ul>ine <it>p</it>roteinase <ul>in</ul>hibitor (serpin) gene family; annotation and transcriptional analysis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Serine proteinase inhibitors (Serpins) are a large superfamily of structurally related, but functionally diverse proteins that control essential proteolytic pathways in most branches of life. Given their importance in the biology of...

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Main Authors: Chalaire Katelyn C, Khumthong Rabuesak, Mulenga Albert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-05-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/10/217