Gene transcription during exposure to, and recovery from, cold and desiccation stress in Drosophila melanogaster

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 435-443

  Sinclair, B J ^a,b   Gibbs, A G ^a   Roberts, S P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cross tolerance; Heat shock proteins; Rapid cold hardening response; Starvation

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; FROST PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; HSP23 PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COLD; DEHYDRATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; UPREGULATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; COLD; DEHYDRATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HSP70 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; UP-REGULATION;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 34447643084     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: 13652583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2007.00739.x     Document Type: Article

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