The polyubiquitin gene of the mosquito Anopheles gambiae: Structure and expression

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 109-117

  Beard, C B ^a   Cornel, A J ^b   Collins, F H ^b  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae; Expression; Gene structure; Polyubiquitin

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMER; POLYUBIQUITIN; UBIQUITIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME MAP; FEMALE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BASE SEQUENCE; BIOPOLYMERS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, INSECT; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYUBIQUITIN; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; UBIQUITINS;

EID: 0030152982     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.1996.tb00045.x     Document Type: Article

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