Molecular cloning of a gut-specific chitinase cDNA from the beetle Phaedon cochleariae

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 549-556

  Girard, Cécile ^a   Jouanin, Lise ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Activity gel; cDNA; Chitinase; Developmental expression; Phaedon cochleariae

Indexed keywords

CHITINASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MESSENGER RNA; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEETLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DNA DETERMINATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LIBRARY; GENE LOCATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ONTOGENY; PH; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BEETLES; CHITINASE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, INSECT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ANIMALIA; ARACHNIDA; COLEOPTERA; CRUSTACEA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PHAEDON COCHLEARIAE;

EID: 0033151934     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(99)00029-6     Document Type: Article

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