Cloning and characterization of an autophagy-related gene, ATG12, from the three-host tick Haemaphysalis longicornis

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 975-984

  Umemiya, Rika ^a,b   Matsuo, Tomohide ^c   Hatta, Takeshi ^a,b   Sakakibara, Shin ichi ^b   Boldbaatar, Damdinsuren ^d   Fujisaki, Kozo ^b,d  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c KYORIN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

ATG12; Atg12; Autophagy related gene; Haemaphysalis longicornis; Midgut; Tick

Indexed keywords

APG12 PROTEIN, HUMAN; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUTOPHAGY; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TICK;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; AUTOPHAGY; CLONING, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TICKS;

EUKARYOTA; HAEMAPHYSALIS LONGICORNIS; IXODIDA;

EID: 34547551741     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2007.05.006     Document Type: Article

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