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Examination of the Ligand-Binding and Enzymatic Properties of a Bilin-Binding Protein from the Poisonous Caterpillar Lonomia obliqua

The bilin-binding proteins (BBP) from lepidopteran insects are members of the lipocalin family of proteins and play a special role in pigmentation through the binding of biliverdin IXγ. Lopap, a BBP-like protein from the venom of the toxic caterpillar Lonomia obliqua has been reported to act as a se...

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Autores principales: Veiga, Ana B. G., Ribeiro, José M. C., Francischetti, Ivo M. B., Xu, Xueqing, Guimarães, Jorge A., Andersen, John F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4074040/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24972000
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0095424