In vivo regulation of tissue-specific and LPS-inducible expression of the Drosophila cecropin genes

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 51-62

  Roos, E ^a   Bjorklund G ^a   Engstrom Y ^a,b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cecropin; Dif; Drosophila; Insect immunity; NF B

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDE; CECROPIN A; CECROPIN B PROTEIN, INSECTA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INSECT PROTEIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; PEPTIDE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; CELL LINE; DROSOPHILA; FAT BODY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETICS; LACTOSE OPERON; LARVA; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; CELL LINE, TRANSFORMED; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DROSOPHILA; FAT BODY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, INSECT; GENES, REPORTER; HEMOCYTES; INSECT PROTEINS; LAC OPERON; LARVA; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; NF-KAPPA B; PEPTIDES; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0345646454     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.1998.71050.x     Document Type: Article

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