Activation of the Sarcophaga lectin gene promoter in transgenic Drosophila

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 131-138

  Tanji, Takahiro ^a   Kobayashi, Ayako ^b   Natori, Shunji ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Digestive tract; Drosophila melanogaster; Insect immunity; Sarcophaga lectin

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INSECTA; MELANOGASTER;

20KDA LECTIN PROTEIN, SARCOPHAGA; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BEAUVERICIN; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; DEPSIPEPTIDE; INSECT PROTEIN; LECTIN; PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLY; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSACTIVATION; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; CELL LINE; DEPSIPEPTIDES; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES, REPORTER; INSECT PROTEINS; LECTINS; LECTINS, C-TYPE; PEPTIDES; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); TRANSGENES;

EID: 0036636666     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/arch.10039     Document Type: Article

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