Expression and characterization of a novel teratocyte protein of the braconid, Microplitis croceipes (cresson)

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1507-1516

  Rana, R L ^a   Dahlman, D L ^a   Webb, B A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Heliothis virescens; Inhibition of translation; Microplitis croceipes; Parasitoid; Teratocyte secreted protein; Teratocytes

Indexed keywords

INSECT PROTEIN; RNA; TERATOCYTE SECRETED PROTEIN 14; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; METHIONINE; PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL SPECIFICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EXPRESSION VECTOR; INSECT CELL; INSECT DEVELOPMENT; LARVA; MAMMAL CELL; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; RNA TRANSLATION; WASP; ANIMAL; CELL CULTURE; CELL LINE; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETICS; HEMOLYMPH; METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

HELIOTHIS; HELIOTHIS VIRESCENS; INSECTA; MAMMALIA; MICROPLITIS; MICROPLITIS CROCEIPES; VECTORS; VESPIDAE; VESPOIDEA;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL LINE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FEMALE; HEMOLYMPH; INSECT PROTEINS; METHIONINE; OVIPOSITION; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; TRANSFECTION; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; WASPS;

EID: 0036837503     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(02)00071-1     Document Type: Article

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