Regulation of midgut defensin production in the blood-sucking insect Stomoxys calcitrans

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 561-571

  Munks, R J L ^a   Hamilton, J V ^a   Lehane, S M ^a   Lehane, M J ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood sucking; Defensin; Genes; Immunity; Midgut

Indexed keywords

INSECTA; STOMOXYS; STOMOXYS CALCITRANS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DEFENSIN; INSECT PROTEIN; SMD1 PROTEIN, INSECT; SMD2 PROTEIN, STOMOXYS CALCITRANS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DNA SEQUENCE; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MUSCIDAE; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DEFENSINS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, REPORTER; INSECT PROTEINS; MUSCIDAE; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 0035543638     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0962-1075.2001.00296.x     Document Type: Article

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