Gene structure and expression of the glutathione S-transferase, SiGSTS1, from the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 239-245

  Valles, Steven M ^a   Perera, Omaththage P ^b   Strong, Charles A ^a  

^a CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Glutathione S transferase; Solenopsis invicta

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; EXON; FEMALE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; INTRON; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; ANTS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; EXONS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENES, INSECT; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; INTRONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EUKARYOTA; FORMICIDAE; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 33645992458     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: 15206327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/arch.20116     Document Type: Article

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