novel polydnavirus protein inhibits the insect prophenoloxidase activation pathway
novel polydnavirus protein inhibits the insect prophenoloxidase activation pathway
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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Pathogens often suppress the melanization response of host insects, but the underlying molecular mechanisms are largely unknown. Here we report that Microplitis demolitor bracovirus (MdBV) carried by the wasp M. demolitor produces a protein, Egf1.0, which inhibits the phenoloxidase (PO) cascade. Egf1.0 belongs to a larger gene family that shares a...
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novel polydnavirus protein inhibits the insect prophenoloxidase activation pathway
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TN_cdi_jstor_primary_25450699
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_jstor_primary_25450699
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0027-8424
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1091-6490
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10.1073/pnas.0708056104
