Biochemical analysis of a blood meal-induced Aedes aegypti glutamine synthetase gene

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 935-945

  Smartt, Chelsea T ^a   Chiles, Jody ^a   Lowenberger, Carl ^a   Christensen, Bruce M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Midgut glutamine synthetase; Peritrophic matrix

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; METHIONINE SULFOXIMINE;

AEDES; AEDES AEGYPTI; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE ISOLATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MIDGUT; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

AEDES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANIMALIA; INSECTA;

EID: 0032436037     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(98)00073-3     Document Type: Article

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