Cloning, expression and genomic organization of genes encoding major royal jelly protein 1 and 2 of the honey bee (Apis cerana)

Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-57

  Imjongjirak, Chanprapa ^a   Klinbunga, Sirawut ^b   Sittipraneed, Siriporn ^c  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY   (Thailand)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Apis cerana; Cloning; Expression; Gene organization; Honeybee; Major royal jelly proteins

Indexed keywords

APIS CERANA; APIS MELLIFERA;

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; INSECT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; EXON; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; INTRON; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BEES; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; EXONS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, INSECT; INSECT PROTEINS; INTRONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPEN READING FRAMES; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 21244500225     PISSN: 12258687     EISSN: 12258687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5483/bmbrep.2005.38.1.049     Document Type: Article

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