Autophagy-related genes from a tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis

Autophagy

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 79-81

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

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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

^c KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KYORIN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATG GENE; ATG12 GENE; AUTOPHAGY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; HAEMAPHYSALIS LONGICORNIS; LIFE CYCLE; MICROBIAL GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TICK;

ANIMALIA; HAEMAPHYSALIS LONGICORNIS; IXODIDA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 38049010884     PISSN: 15548627     EISSN: 15548635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/auto.5143     Document Type: Article

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