Cloning and expression of a putative transferrin cDNA of the spruce budworm, Choristoneura fumiferana

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 493-500

  Ampasala, D R ^a,b   Zheng, S C ^a,b   Retnakaran, A ^a   Krell, P J ^b   Arif, B M ^a   Feng, Q L ^a  

^a GREAT LAKES FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Antimicrobial protein; Choristoneura fumiferana; Expression; Iron binding; Spruce budworm; Transferrin

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FERRIC ION; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSFERRIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIOSYNTHESIS; BOTRYTIS; CELL LINE; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLTING; MOTH; MYCOSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BASE SEQUENCE; BOTRYTIS; CELL LINE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; LARVA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLTING; MOTHS; MYCOSES; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSFERRIN;

BOMBYX; BOMBYX MORI; CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; FUNGI; MANDUCA SEXTA; PICEA;

EID: 1942470573     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2004.03.002     Document Type: Article

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