Functional characterization of the promoter of the vitellogenin gene, AsVg1, of the malaria vector, Anopheles stephensi

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 694-700

  Nirmala, Xavier ^a   Marinotti, Osvaldo ^a   Sandoval, Juan Miguel ^a   Phin, Sophea ^a   Gakhar, Surendra ^b   Jasinskiene, Nijole ^a   James, Anthony A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MAHARSHI DAYANAND UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic control; Malaria vector; Mosquito transformation; Tissue specific expression

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; VITELLOGENIN;

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROMOTER REGION;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INSECT VECTORS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); VITELLOGENINS;

ANOPHELES STEPHENSI;

EID: 33747779032     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2006.05.011     Document Type: Article

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