Cloning and characterization of the homologous genes of firefly luciferase in the mealworm beetle, Tenebrio molitor

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 293-299

  Oba, Y ^a   Sato, M ^a   Inouye, S ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CHISSO CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bioluminescence; Fatty CoA synthetase; Homologous gene; Luciferase; Tenebrio molitor

Indexed keywords

FIREFLY LUCIFERASE; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID COENZYME A LIGASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYMOLOGY; EVOLUTION; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; LARVA; LUMINESCENCE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TENEBRIO;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; COENZYME A LIGASES; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, INSECT; LARVA; LUCIFERASES, FIREFLY; LUMINESCENCE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TENEBRIO;

COLEOPTERA; INSECTA; TENEBRIO; TENEBRIO MOLITOR;

EID: 33744524358     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: 13652583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2006.00646.x     Document Type: Article

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