Cloning, expression, and hormonal regulation of an insect β-N- acetylglucosaminidase gene

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 435-444

  Zen, Kuo Chang ^a   Choi, Hee K ^a   Krishnamachary, Nandigama ^a   Muthukrishnan, Subbaratnam ^a   Kramer, Karl J ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

20 Hydroxyecdysone; cDNA; Chitin; Cloning; Cuticle; Developmental; Epidermis; Fenoxycarb; Gene; Gut; Integument; Juvenile hormone; Manduca sexta; Molting; regulation; Tobacco hornworm; N Acetylglucosaminidase

Indexed keywords

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINIDASE; CHITIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ECDYSTERONE; HYDROLASE; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DNA LIBRARY; ENZYME ISOLATION; ENZYMOLOGY; EPIDERMIS; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INSECT; INTESTINE; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLTING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0030135997     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0965-1748(95)00111-5     Document Type: Article

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