Mutant Mos1 mariner transposons are hyperactive in Aedes aegypti

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1199-1207

  Pledger, David W ^a   Coates, Craig J ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Mariner; Mos1; Transposable element; Transposition assay; Transposon

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; MARINER TRANSPOSASES; TRANSPOSASE;

AEDES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTAGENESIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSPOSON;

AEDES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS; OPEN READING FRAMES; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRANSPOSASES;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 23444435503     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2005.06.002     Document Type: Article

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