Role of dopachrome conversion enzyme in the melanization of filarial worms in mosquitoes

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 675-682

  Huang, C Y ^a   Christensen, B M ^b   Chen, C C ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Armigeres subalbatus; Dopachrome conversion enzyme; Mosquito; Parasite melanization; RNAi

Indexed keywords

ARMIGERES SUBALBATUS;

DOPACHROME ISOMERASE; ISOMERASE; MELANIN; MESSENGER RNA; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOSQUITO; PARASITOLOGY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INTRAMOLECULAR OXIDOREDUCTASES; MELANINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 33645267367     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: 13652583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2005.00597.x     Document Type: Article

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