Characterization of the EstP protein in drosophila melanogaster and its conservation in Drosophilids

Biochemical Genetics

Volumn 35, Issue 7-8, 1997, Pages 251-271

  Dumancic, Mira M ^a   Oakeshott, John G ^a   Russell, Robyn J ^a   Healy, Marion J ^a,b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Australian Government Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carboxylesterase; EST7; EstP; Gene duplication; Gene regulation

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLESTERASE; GENE PRODUCT; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; EVOLUTION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BACULOVIRIDAE; CARBOXYLIC ESTER HYDROLASES; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, INSECT; ISOENZYMES; NAPHTHOLS; PHENOTYPE; RNA, MESSENGER; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILIDAE; MELANOGASTER; SOPHOPHORA; UNIDENTIFIED BACULOVIRUS;

EID: 0031442144     PISSN: 00062928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021897016276     Document Type: Article

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