Differential regulation of transferrin 1 and 2 in Aedes aegypti

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 234-244

  Zhou, Guoli ^a   Velasquez, Lissette S ^a   Geiser, Dawn L ^a   Mayo, Jonathan J ^a   Winzerling, Joy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial challenge; Developmental expression; Gonotrophic cycle; Iron metabolism; Transferrin

Indexed keywords

INSECT PROTEIN; IRON; TRANSFERRIN;

AEDES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CELL LINE; CHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

AEDES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CELL LINE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INSECT PROTEINS; IRON; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRANSFERRIN;

AEDES AEGYPTI; AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 61349186316     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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