Sequences of cDNAs and expression of genes encoding chitin synthase and chitinase in the midgut of Spodoptera frugiperda

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1249-1259

  Bolognesi, Renata ^a,b,c   Arakane, Yasuyuki ^a,b   Muthukrishnan, Subbaratnam ^b   Kramer, Karl J ^a,b   Terra, Walter R ^c   Ferreira, Clélia ^c  

^a GRAIN MARKETING AND PRODUCTION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chitin metabolism; Fall armyworm; Molting; Peritrophic membrane

Indexed keywords

CHITIN SYNTHASE; CHITINASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARMYWORM; ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHITIN SYNTHASE; CHITINASE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENES, INSECT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPODOPTERA;

INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; SPODOPTERA FRUGIPERDA;

EID: 26244453993     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2005.06.006     Document Type: Article

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