Structure and evolution of the luciferin-regenerating enzyme (LRE) gene from the firefly Photinus pyralis

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 365-372

  Day, J C ^a   Bailey, M J ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae; Lucifern regenerating enzyme; Photinus pyralis; Senescence marker protein 30; SMP30

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BEETLES; DNA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FIREFLY LUCIFERIN; INSECT PROTEINS; LIGASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LAMPYRIDAE; MAMMALIA; PHOTINUS; PHOTINUS PYRALIS;

EID: 0043166468     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.2003.00418.x     Document Type: Article

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