Cloning and characterization of a cDNA encoding a male-specific serum protein of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata, with sequence similarity to odourant-binding proteins

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 345-353

  Thymianou, S ^a   Mavroidis, M ^a   Kokolakis, G ^a   Komitopoulou, K ^b   Zacharopoulou, A ^a   Mintzas, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ceratitis capitata; Male specific mRNA; Odourant binding protein; Translational control

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING PROTEIN; CLONE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME; HEMOLYMPH; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MESSENGER RNA; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHEROMONE; PLASMA PROTEIN; POLYPEPTIDE; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

CAPITATA; CERATITIS CAPITATA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0032213973     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.1998.740345.x     Document Type: Article

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