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Isolation and characterization of a neprilysin-like protein from Venturia canescens virus-like particles

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dc.contributor.authorAsgari, Sassanen
dc.contributor.authorReineke, Annetteen
dc.contributor.authorBeck, Markus Hansen
dc.contributor.authorSchmidt, Ottoen
dc.contributor.schoolSchool of Agriculture, Food and Wine : Plant and Food Scienceen
dc.contributor.schoolSchool of Agriculture, Food and Wine : Agricultural and Animal Scienceen
dc.date.issued2002en
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dc.description.abstractMaternal protein secretions from endoparasitoid wasps are evolutionary adaptations to regulate host physiology as part of an extended wasp phenotype. Virus-like particles (VLPs) produced in the calyx region of Venturia canescens wasps are involved in immune evasion of the developing parasitoid inside the host. In contrast to polydnaviruses (PDVs), VcVLPs are devoid of any nucleic acids. To understand the role of these particles in the regulation of host physiology and phylogenetic relationship between VLPs and PDVs, it is essential to identify particle proteins. In this paper, we describe the isolation and molecular cloning of a neprilysin-like gene (VcNEP) coding for a 94 kDa VcVLP protein and discuss its possible role in host regulation.en
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityS. Asgari, A. Reineke, M. Beck and Otto Schmidten
dc.identifier.citationInsect Molecular Biology, 2002; 11(5):477-485en
dc.identifier.doi10.1046/j.1365-2583.2002.00356.xen
dc.identifier.issn0962-1075en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/27790
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherBlackwell Scienceen
dc.rights© 2002 The Royal Entomological Societyen
dc.subjectVenturia canescens; virus-like particles; neprilysinen
dc.titleIsolation and characterization of a neprilysin-like protein from Venturia canescens virus-like particlesen
dc.typeJournal articleen

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