The ribosomal protein L34 gene from the mosquito, Aedes albopictus: Exon-intron organization, copy number, and potential regulatory elements

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1105-1117

  Niu, Ling Ling ^a   Fallon, Ann Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene structure; Polymerase chain reaction; Ribosome; Transcription; Translation

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA; RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L34; RIBOSOME PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AEDES; AEDES ALBOPICTUS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL LINE; CLASSIFICATION; DNA BINDING; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME POLYMORPHISM; EXON; GENE; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; GENOME; HUMAN; INTRON; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NOMENCLATURE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYADENYLATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RAT; REGULATOR GENE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SWINE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSLATION INITIATION;

AEDES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CELL LINE; EXONS; GENE DOSAGE; GENES, INSECT; HUMANS; INTRONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RATS; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; RIBOSOMAL PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SWINE; TERMINOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ANIMALIA; ARACHNIDA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MAMMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0033485639     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(99)00090-9     Document Type: Article

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