| RRC ID |
442
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| Author |
Ujita M, Kimura A, Nishino D, Yokoyama E, Banno Y, Fujii H, Hara A.
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| Title |
Specific binding of silkworm Bombyx mori 30-kDa lipoproteins to carbohydrates containing glucose.
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| Journal |
Biosci Biotechnol Biochem
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| Abstract |
Insect lectins are important as part of nonspecific self-defense, but their antifungal mechanisms remain to be elucidated. Fungi contain glucans on the cell surface and insect glucan-binding proteins are considered to be essential for antifungal mechanisms. We purified glucose-binding proteins from hemolymph of pupae of the silkworm Bombyx mori, and the amino acid sequence analysis showed that their two proteins are 30-kDa lipoproteins, major components of B. mori hemolymph. These lipoproteins specifically bound to glucose and glucans, suggesting that they are involved in insect self-defense systems.
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| Volume |
66(10)
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| Pages |
2264-6
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| Published |
2002-10-1
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| DOI |
10.1271/bbb.66.2264
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| PMID |
12450147
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| MeSH |
Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Bombyx / metabolism*
Carbohydrate Metabolism*
Glucans / chemistry
Glucose / metabolism*
Hemolymph / chemistry
Hemolymph / metabolism
Lipoproteins / isolation & purification
Lipoproteins / metabolism*
Molecular Sequence Data
Molecular Weight
Monosaccharide Transport Proteins / chemistry
Monosaccharide Transport Proteins / isolation & purification
Protein Binding
Pupa
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| IF |
1.516
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| Times Cited |
27
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WOS Category
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CHEMISTRY, APPLIED
FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
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| Resource |
| Silkworms |
p22 |
