Genomic organization and regulation of three cecropin genes in Anopheles gambiae

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 517-525

  Zheng, X L ^a   Zheng, Liangbiao ^b  

^a SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cecropin; Malaria vector; Mosquito; NF kappaB; Promoter element

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, INSECT; INSECT PROTEINS; INTRONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0036898746     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.2002.00360.x     Document Type: Article

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