Synthesis and expression of genes encoding putative insect neuropeptide precursors in tobacco

Gene

Volumn 175, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 1-5

  Rao, R ^a   Manzi, A ^b   Filippone, E ^a   Manfredi, P ^a   Spasiano, A ^a   Colucci, G ^a   Monti, L M ^a   Malva, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND BIOPHYSICS ADRIANO BUZZATI TRAVERSO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Genetic transformation; Overlapping oligodeoxyribonucleotides; Pest control; Proctolin; Synthetic gene

Indexed keywords

NEUROPEPTIDE; POLYPEPTIDE; PROCTOLIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; SYNTHETIC DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HIGHER PLANT; INSECT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SYNTHESIS; TOBACCO;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EMBRYOPHYTA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0030579179     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(96)00112-6     Document Type: Article

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