Domain organization and phylogenetic analysis of proteins from the chitin deacetylase gene family of Tribolium castaneum and three other species of insects

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 440-451

  Dixit, Radhika ^a   Arakane, Yasuyuki ^a   Specht, Charles A ^c   Richard, Chad ^a   Kramer, Karl J ^a,b   Beeman, Richard W ^b   Muthukrishnan, Subbaratnam ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GRAIN MARKETING AND PRODUCTION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anopheles; Apis; Chitin; Chitin deacetylase; Drosophila; Groups; Insects; Phylogenetic analysis; Tribolium

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; COLEOPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA; TRIBOLIUM (BEETLE); TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM;

EID: 40649107148     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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