Drosophila melanogaster Methoprene-tolerant (Met) gene homologs from three mosquito species: Members of PAS transcriptional factor family

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 246-253

  Wang, Shaoli ^a   Baumann, Aaron ^a   Wilson, Thomas G ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intron locations; Methoprene tolerant gene; Mosquitoes; Phylogenetic analysis

Indexed keywords

BASIC HELIX LOOP HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; PRIMER DNA; RESISTANCE TO JUVENILE HORMONE PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

EVOLUTION; FLY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOMICS; HORMONE; JUVENILE; PHYLOGENETICS; RELATEDNESS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOSQUITO; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; CULICIDAE; DNA PRIMERS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE COMPONENTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; CULEX PIPIENS; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 33847379439     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2006.07.011     Document Type: Article

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