A cuticle protein gene in the honeybee: Expression during development and in relation to the ecdysteroid titer

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1272-1282

  Soares, Michelle P M ^a   Elias Neto, Moysés ^a   Simões, Zilá L P ^a   Bitondi, Márcia M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

20 Hydroxyecdysone; AmelCPR14 gene; Apis mellifera; Cuticle protein gene; Ecdysteroids; Honeybee

Indexed keywords

CUTICLE PROTEINS, INSECTS; ECDYSTEROID; INSECT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMEN; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; CHEMISTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; DOWN REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; THORAX;

ABDOMEN; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BEES; DOWN-REGULATION; ECDYSTEROIDS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; INSECT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; THORAX;

APIS MELLIFERA;

EID: 35449001264     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2007.07.014     Document Type: Article

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