Expression of recombinant Manduca sexta prophenoloxidase activating proteinase-1 in Bacillus subtilis

Master of Science === Graduate Biochemistry Group === Michael R. Kanost === Prophenoloxidase-activating proteinase (proPAP) activates prophenoloxidase when bacteria or fungi invade Manduca sexta. Upon activation, phenoloxidase initiates synthesis of melaninin, which can encapsulate the invaders and...

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Main Author: Wang, Wenjing
Language:en_US
Published: Kansas State University 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2097/16230