Molecular characteristics of insect vitellogenins and vitellogenin receptors

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 5-6, 1998, Pages 277-300

  Sappington, Thomas W ^a   S Raikhel, Alexander ^a  

^a Programs Genet Cell Molec B ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Drosophila; Gp330; Low density lipoprotein receptor; LRP; Megalin; Vitellogenin; Vitellogenin receptor; Yolk protein

Indexed keywords

CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; PHOSVITIN RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITELLOGENIN; YOLK PROTEIN;

AEDES AEGYPTI; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; CLASSIFICATION; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; GENE; GENETICS; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMAN; INSECT; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANIMALIA; ANURA; GALLUS GALLUS; INSECTA; VERTEBRATA; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0032078463     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(97)00110-0     Document Type: Article

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