Correlation of cellulase gene expression and cellulolytic activity throughout the gut of the termite Reticulitermes flavipes

Gene

Volumn 395, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 29-39

  Zhou, Xuguo ^a   Smith, Joseph A ^a   Oi, Faith M ^a   Koehler, Philip G ^a   Bennett, Gary W ^b   Scharf, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoglucanase; Exoglucanase; Lignocellulose; Symbiont; Xylan; Xylanase

Indexed keywords

CELLULASE; GLUCAN SYNTHASE; XYLAN ENDO 1,3 BETA XYLOSIDASE;

ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; INTRON; ISOPTERA; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULITERMES FLAVIPES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALIVARY GLAND; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CELLULASE; CELLULASES; CELLULOSE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENES, INSECT; INSECT PROTEINS; ISOPTERA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SYMBIOSIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; XYLOSIDASES;

ISOPTERA; PROTISTA; PROTOZOA; RETICULITERMES FLAVIPES;

EID: 34247596341     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2007.01.004     Document Type: Article

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