Site of pheromone biosynthesis and isolation of HMG-CoA reductase cDNA in the cotton boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 153-163

  Taban, A Huma ^a   Fu, Jessica ^a   Blake, Jacob ^a   Awano, Ami ^a   Tittiger, Claus ^a   Blomquist, Gary J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Boll weevil; Gut tract tissue; HMG CoA reductase; Site of pheromone biosynthesis

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE; PHEROMONE; PRIMER DNA;

AGE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WEEVIL;

AGE FACTORS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COA REDUCTASES; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHEROMONES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WEEVILS;

ANTHONOMUS GRANDIS; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; IPS PARACONFUSUS;

EID: 33748302939     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: 15206327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/arch.20125     Document Type: Article

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