Molecular cloning and expression of attacin from housefly (Musca domestica)

Acta Genetica Sinica

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1344-1350

  Geng, Hua ^a   An, Chun Ju ^a   Hao, You Jin ^a   Li, De Sen ^a   Du, Rong Qian ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Attacin; Homology cloning; Housefly (Musca domestica); RT PCR

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ATTACIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; NUCLEOTIDE; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; HOST RESISTANCE; HOUSE FLY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAPID AMPLIFICATION OF C DNA ENDS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEMIQUANTITATIVE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; HOUSEFLIES; INSECT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MUSCA DOMESTICA;

EID: 10844242817     PISSN: 03794172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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