Molecular cloning and characterization of Bombyx mori sterol carrier protein x/sterol carrier protein 2 (SCPx/SCP2) gene

DNA Sequence - Journal of DNA Sequencing and Mapping

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 326-333

  Gong, Jing ^a   Hou, Yong ^a   Zha, Xing Fu ^a   Lu, Cheng ^a   Zhu, Yong ^a   Xia, Qing You ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alternative splicing; Bombyx mori; Cholesterol; Gene expression; SCPx SCP2

Indexed keywords

ACETYL COENZYME A ACETYLTRANSFERASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; LIPID TRANSFER PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; STEROL CARRIER PROTEIN 2; STEROL CARRIER PROTEIN X; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARMYWORM; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXON; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOME; LARVA; LIPID ABSORPTION; MIDGUT; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PEROXISOME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; RNA TRANSLATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SILKWORM; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPODOPTERA LITTORALIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BOMBYX; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHOLESTEROL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA;

BOMBYX MORI; HEXAPODA; SPODOPTERA LITTORALIS;

EID: 33847224895     PISSN: 10425179     EISSN: 10292365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10425170600886706     Document Type: Article

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