Identification and expression of the achaete-scute complex in the silkworm, Bombyx mori

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 395-404

  Tong, X L ^a   Dai, F Y ^a   Su, M K ^a   Ma, Y ^a   Tan, D ^a   Zhang, Z ^a   He, N J ^a   Xia, Q Y ^a   Lu, C ^a   Xiang, Z H ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Achaete scute (AS C) homologue; Bombyx mori; Expression pattern; Genomic organization; RNA interference

Indexed keywords

BOMBYX MORI; DIPTERA;

BASIC HELIX LOOP HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; INSECT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GENOME; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SILKWORM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; BOMBYX; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOME; INSECT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 54549096922     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: 13652583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2008.00811.x     Document Type: Article

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