Cloning and baculovirus expression of a desiccation stress gene from the beetle, Tenebrio molitor

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 127-133

  Graham, Laurie A ^a   Bendena, William G ^a   Walker, Virginia K ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

cDNA; Coleoptera; Hemolymph protein; Insect; Protein expression; Thermal hysteresis

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DSP28 PROTEIN, TENEBRIO MOLITOR; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; INSECT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARMYWORM; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DESICCATION; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYHEDROSIS VIRUS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TENEBRIO;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL LINE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DESICCATION; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, INSECT; GENETIC VECTORS; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; INSECT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPODOPTERA; TENEBRIO;

ANIMALIA; COLEOPTERA; CYPOVIRUS; MYTHIMNA UNIPUNCTA; TENEBRIO; TENEBRIO MOLITOR; UNIDENTIFIED BACULOVIRUS;

EID: 0030087821     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0965-1748(95)00071-2     Document Type: Article

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