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KPI5 Is Involved in the Regulation of the Expression of Antibacterial Peptide Genes and Hemolymph Melanization in the Silkworm, Bombyx mori

Kunitz-type protease inhibitors (KPIs) are ubiquitously found in many organisms, and participate in various physiological processes. However, their function in insects remains to be elucidated. In the present study, we characterized and functionally analyzed silkworm KPI5. Sequence analysis showed t...

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Autores principales: Heng, Jingya, Liu, Huawei, Xu, Jiahui, Huang, Xuan, Sun, Xiaotong, Yang, Runze, Xia, Qingyou, Zhao, Ping
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9164257/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35669774
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2022.907427