Gene silencing in phlebotomine sand flies: Xanthine dehydrogenase knock down by dsRNA microinjections

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 652-660

  Sant'Anna, Mauricio R V ^a   Alexander, Bruce ^a   Bates, Paul A ^a   Dillon, Rod J ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heme; Lutzomyia longipalpis; Oxidative stress; RNAi; Urate; Xanthine dehydrogenase

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; URIC ACID; XANTHINE DEHYDROGENASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DIET; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECT; LARVA; LONGEVITY; METABOLISM; MICROINJECTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PSYCHODIDAE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BLOOD; DIET; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; LARVA; LONGEVITY; MICROINJECTIONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PSYCHODIDAE; PUPA; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED; URIC ACID; XANTHINE DEHYDROGENASE;

HEXAPODA; LUTZOMYIA LONGIPALPIS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PSYCHODIDAE;

EID: 44149097320     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2008.03.012     Document Type: Article

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