Two venom serpins from the parasitoid wasp Microplitis mediator inhibit the host prophenoloxidase activation and antimicrobial peptide synthesis
Lizhen Zhou, Ruijuan Wang, Zheguang Lin, Suke Shi, Caihua Chen, Haobo Jiang, Zhen Zou, Zhiqiang Lu
Topics & Concepts
ProphenoloxidaseBiologySerpinProteasesHelicoverpa armigeraAntimicrobial peptidesSerine proteaseVenomProteaseMicrobiologyPeptideImmune systemBiochemistryInnate immune systemBotanyImmunologyEnzymeLarvaGeneInvertebrate Immune Response MechanismsInsect and Pesticide ResearchInsect symbiosis and bacterial influences