Chitin synthase genes in Manduca sexta: Characterization of a gut-specific transcript and differential tissue expression of alternately spliced mRNAs during development

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 529-540

  Hogenkamp, David G ^a   Arakane, Yasuyuki ^a,b   Zimoch, Lars ^c   Merzendorfer, Hans ^c   Kramer, Karl J ^a,b   Beeman, Richard W ^b   Kanost, Michael R ^a   Specht, Charles A ^d   Muthukrishnan, Subbaratnam ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternate exon splicing; Chitin; Chitin synthase; Cuticle; Epidermis; Glycosyltransferase; Insect; Manduca sexta; Midgut; Peritrophic membrane; Tobacco hornworm; Tracheae; Transmembrane enzyme

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; MANDUCA; MANDUCA SEXTA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 17844376813     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2005.01.016     Document Type: Article

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