Downregulation of ultraspiracle gene expression delays pupal development in honeybees

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1035-1040

  Barchuk, Angel Roberto ^a,b   Figueiredo, Vera Lúcia C ^a   Simões, Zilá L P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ALFENAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; ftz f1; RNAi; Usp; Workers

Indexed keywords

CF1 PROTEIN, INSECT; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HONEYBEE; HORMONE; MORPHOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN; PUPA; RNA; WORKER CASTE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; DOWN REGULATION; FAT BODY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECT; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; RNA INTERFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BEES; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DOWN-REGULATION; FAT BODY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; PHENOTYPE; PUPA; RNA INTERFERENCE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 44749094903     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2008.04.006     Document Type: Article

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