Expression of a cystine-rich fish antifreeze in transgenic Drosophila melanogaster

Transgenic Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-55

  Duncker, Bernard P ^a   Hermans, J Anne ^a,b   Davies, Peter L ^a   Walker, Virginia K ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Haemolymph; Proprotein; Secretion; Thermal hysteresis

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEMITRIPTERUS AMERICANUS; MELANOGASTER;

ANTIFREEZE PROTEIN; ANTIFREEZE PROTEIN, SEA RAVEN; CARRIER PROTEIN; ICE; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYSTALLIZATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; GENETICS; HEMOLYMPH; MALE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; ANTIFREEZE PROTEINS, TYPE II; BASE SEQUENCE; CARRIER PROTEINS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; HEMOLYMPH; ICE; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN PRECURSORS;

EID: 0029687108     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01979921     Document Type: Article

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