Cloning and expression of 32 kDa Ferritin from Galleria mellonella

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 80-90

  Kim, Beom Su ^a   Lee, Chang Seok ^a   Seol, Ji Yeon ^b   Yun, Chi Young ^c   Kim, Hak R ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Sookmyung Women's University   (South Korea)

^c Daejeon University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

cDNA; Fat body; Ferritin; Galleria mellonella; Iron responsive element; Midgut

Indexed keywords

CALPODES ETHLIUS; GALLERIA MELLONELLA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; MANDUCA;

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FERRITIN; INSECT PROTEIN; IRON; MESSENGER RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOTH; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REGULATORY SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FERRITINS; GENE EXPRESSION; INSECT PROTEINS; IRON; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOTHS; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0036782193     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/arch.10050     Document Type: Article

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