Cloning, characterization, and expression analysis of the CHITINASE gene family in Helice tientsinensis

Chitinase is a kind of glycoside hydrolase which is widely distributed in nature and encoded by multiple genes to catalyze the decomposition of chitin, which plays an important role in the molting and pathogen defense of crustaceans. However, the research on chitinase in crustaceans is mainly focuse...

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Main Authors: Lulu Chen, Yuyan Hua, Wenxuan Ji, Jiayu Wang, Hua Zhao, Zhengfei Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2023-03-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/15045.pdf