Insect chitin synthase. cDNA sequence, gene organization and expression

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 267, Issue 19, 2000, Pages 6025-6043

  Tellam, Ross L ^a   Vuocolo, Tony ^a   Johnson, Samuel E ^a   Jarmey, Janine ^a   Pearson, Roger D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chitin; Chitin synthase; Drosophila; Insect; Lucilia

Indexed keywords

CHITIN SYNTHASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; NIKKOMYCIN Z;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; INSECT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ARACHNIDA; ARTHROPODA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LUCILIA CUPRINA; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0033798227     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2000.01679.x     Document Type: Article

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