Insect immunity: cDNA clones coding for the precursor forms of cecropins A and D, antibacterial proteins from Hyalophora cecropia

• Published in: FEBS letters Vol. 226; no. 1; pp. 8 - 12
• Main Authors: Lidholm, Dan-Anders, Gudmundsson, Gudmundur H., Xanthopoulos, Kleanthis G., Boman, Hans G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 21.12.1987; Elsevier
• Subjects: Amino acid sequence; Biological and medical sciences; cDNA clone; Cecropin A; Cecropin D; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Genes. Genome; Hyalophora cecropia; Molecular and cellular biology; Molecular genetics; Nucleotide sequence; Cecropin A; Amino acid sequence; Cecropin D; cDNA clone; Nucleotide sequence; Hyalophora cecropia; Proteins; Complementary DNA; Gene; Arthropoda; Insecta; Attacidae; Lepidoptera; Primary structure; Biosynthesis precursor; Invertebrata; Immunity

Using synthetic probes cDNA clones were isolated correponding to the precursor forms of cecropins A and D. The sequences obtained were compared to earlier data for preprocecropin B. A processing scheme in three or four steps is discussed.