Structure, organization and expression of two clustered cuticle protein genes during the metamorphosis of an insect, Tenebrio molitor

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 254, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 304-312

  Rondot, Isabelle ^a,b   Quennedey, Brigitte ^a   Delachambre, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^b Lab Neuroendocrinologie Insectes   (France)

Author keywords

Cuticle protein gene; Gene duplication; Gene expression; Insect; Metamorphosis

Indexed keywords

DNA; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; INTRON; METAMORPHOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TENEBRIO;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, INSECT; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INSECT PROTEINS; INTRONS; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TENEBRIO;

COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; TENEBRIO; TENEBRIO MOLITOR;

EID: 0032104132     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1998.2540304.x     Document Type: Article

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