Species-specific expansion of C2H2 zinc-finger genes and their expression profiles in silkworm, Bombyx mori

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1121-1129

  Duan, Jun ^a,b   Xia, Qingyou ^a,b   Cheng, Daojun ^a   Zha, Xingfu ^a   Zhao, Ping ^a   Xiang, Zhonghuai ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bombyx mori; C2H2 zinc finger; Development; Expression pattern; Metamorphism; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SILKWORM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BOMBYX; CARRIER PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; ZINC FINGERS;

BOMBYX MORI;

EID: 59649125206     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2008.08.005     Document Type: Article

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