A family of pupal-specific cuticular protein genes in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 459-472

  Dotson, Ellen M ^a,b   Cornel, Anthony J ^a,c,d   Willis, Judith H ^b   Collins, Frank H ^a,c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cuticle; Cuticular protein gene; Multigene family; Repetitive element

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CUTICLE PROTEINS, INSECTS; INSECT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME MAP; CUTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INSECT; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RABBIT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TIME;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, INSECT; INSECT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PUPA; RABBITS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032127760     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(98)00016-2     Document Type: Article

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