The C-terminal extension that characterizes mosquito (diptera: culicidae) ribosomal protein S6 is widespread among the culicomorpha

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 608-616

  Fallon, Ann M ^a   Li, Lei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

C terminal extension; Culicomorpha; Intrinsic disorder; Low complexity region; Ribosomal protein

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN S 16; RIBOSOME PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; FLY; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOSQUITO; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RIBOSOMAL PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANOPHELES (GENUS); BITTACOMORPHA CLAVIPES; CHAOBORIDAE; CHAOBORUS; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS SP.; CULICIDAE; CULICOMORPHA; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EUKARYOTA; LEPIDOPTERA; MANDUCA SEXTA; PSYCHODINAE; PSYCHODOMORPHA; PTYCHOPTERIDAE; PTYCHOPTEROMORPHA; SIMULIUM SP.;

EID: 34447560965     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2007)44[608:TCETCM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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