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Aedes aegypti CLIPB9 activates prophenoloxidase-3 in the presence of CLIPA14 after fungal infection

Melanization is an integral part of the insect defense system and is often induced by pathogen invasion. Phenoloxidases (POs) are critical enzymes that catalyze melanin formation. PO3 is associated with the antifungal response of the mosquito, Aedes aegypti, but the molecular mechanism of the prophe...

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Autores principales: Ji, Yannan, Lu, Tengfei, Zou, Zhen, Wang, Yanhong
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/PMC9365933/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35967454
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2022.927322