Three regulatory regions of the Aedes aegypti glutamine synthetase gene differentially regulate expression: Identification of a crucial regulator in the first exon

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 571-579

  Niu, L L ^a   Kiley, L M ^a   Dasgupta, R ^a   Kohler, P ^a   Christensen, B M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Chitin biosynthesis; Electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA); Gene regulation; Glutamine synthetase

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA PRIMERS; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; EXONS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, REPORTER; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; LUCIFERASES; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSFECTION;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANIMALIA; INSECTA;

EID: 0345094960     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.2003.00442.x     Document Type: Article

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