Genome-wide identification of cuticular protein genes in the silkworm, Bombyx mori

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1138-1146

  Futahashi, Ryo ^a,b   Okamoto, Shun ^a   Kawasaki, Hideki ^c   Zhong, Yang Sheng ^c   Iwanaga, Masashi ^c   Mita, Kazuei ^b   Fujiwara, Haruhiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c UTSUNOMIYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bombyx mori; Cuticle; Cuticular protein; EST library; R R consensus; Whole genome sequence

Indexed keywords

INSECT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LIBRARY; GENETICS; GENOME; INTEGUMENT; METABOLISM; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SILKWORM;

ANIMALS; BOMBYX; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAGS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LIBRARY; GENOME, INSECT; INSECT PROTEINS; INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM; PHYLOGENY;

APIS MELLIFERA; BOMBYX; BOMBYX MORI; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA;

EID: 51049105562     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2008.05.007     Document Type: Article

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