Molecular characterization of iron binding proteins from Glossina morsitans morsitans (Diptera: Glossinidae)

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 921-933

  Strickler Dinglasan, Patricia M ^a   Guz, Nurper ^a   Attardo, Geoffrey ^a   Aksoy, Serap ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ferritin; Glossina morsitans morsitans; Iron; Transferrin

Indexed keywords

INSECT PROTEIN; IRON BINDING PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; TSETSE FLY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INSECT PROTEINS; IRON-BINDING PROTEINS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; TSETSE FLIES;

DIPTERA; GLOSSINA (GENUS); GLOSSINA MORSITANS; GLOSSINA MORSITANS MORSITANS; GLOSSINIDAE; INSECTA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33845978763     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2006.09.003     Document Type: Article

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