Nematode chitin synthases: Gene structure, expression and function in Caenorhabditis elegans and the plant parasitic nematode Meloidogyne artiellia

Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Volumn 266, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 28-34

  Veronico, P ^a   Gray, L J ^b   Jones, J T ^b   Bazzicalupo, P ^c   Arbucci, S ^c   Cortese, M R ^a   Di Vito, M ^d   De Giorgi, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND BIOPHYSICS ADRIANO BUZZATI TRAVERSO   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chitin synthase; Eggshell; Feeding apparatus; Nematode

Indexed keywords

CHITIN SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CATALYSIS; EGG SHELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEEDING APPARATUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; LECTIN BINDING; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CHITIN SYNTHASE; DNA, HELMINTH; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; NEMATODA; OPEN READING FRAMES; PLANTS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0034884938     PISSN: 16174615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380100513     Document Type: Article

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