Silencing the genes for dopa decarboxylase or dopachrome conversion enzyme reduces melanization of foreign targets in Anopheles gambiae

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 150, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 403-408

  Paskewitz, Susan M ^a   Andreev, Olga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae; Insect immunity; Melanization; Mosquito

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC LEVO AMINO ACID DECARBOXYLASE; DOPACHROME; PHENYLALANINE 4 MONOOXYGENASE; TYROSINE;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; MELANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 45849126109     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2008.04.010     Document Type: Article

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