The hsp27 gene of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata: Structural characterization, regulation and developmental expression

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 699-710

  Kokolakis, G ^a   Tatari, M ^a   Zacharopoulou, A ^a   Mintzas, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ceratitis capitata; Developmental expression; Ecdysone regulation; Heat shock induction; hsp27 gene; Medfly

Indexed keywords

HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 27; PRIMER DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME MAP; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETICS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CERATITIS CAPITATA; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA PRIMERS; GENE COMPONENTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HSP27 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

CERATITIS CAPITATA; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA; SARCOPHAGA CRASSIPALPIS;

EID: 55649099471     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: 13652583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2008.00840.x     Document Type: Article

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