Two gap junction channel (innexin) genes of the Bombyx mori and their expression

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 180-191

  Hong, Sun Mee ^a   Kang, Seok Woo ^b   Goo, Tae Won ^b   Kim, Nam Soon ^c   Lee, Jin Sung ^d   Kim, Kyung A ^a   Nho, Si Kab ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

^c Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

^d Research Institute of Life Science and Biotech   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bombyx mori; Gap junction proteins; Innexin family; Innexins; Insect embryonic development

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; PRIMER DNA;

AMINO ACID; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; HYBRIDIZATION; MOTH; NERVOUS SYSTEM; SIGNALING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SILKWORM; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; BOMBYX; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONNEXINS; DNA PRIMERS; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAGS; GENE EXPRESSION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

BOMBYX MORI; CAENORHABDITIS; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 38349051058     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2007.09.002     Document Type: Article

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