Gene expression in the gut of keratin-feeding clothes moths (Tineola) and keratin beetles (Trox) revealed by subtracted cDNA libraries

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 584-592

  Hughes, Joseph ^a,b   Vogler, Alfried P ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Expressed sequence tags; Insect gut; Serine protease; Transcriptome

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; KERATIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; IMAGE SUBTRACTION; MOTH;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAGS; GENE EXPRESSION; KERATINS; MOTHS; SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE;

COLEOPTERA; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; PROKARYOTA; TINEIDAE; TINEOLA; TINEOLA BISSELLIELLA; TROX;

EID: 33745699788     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2006.04.007     Document Type: Article

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