Functional characterisation of a cyst nematode acetylcholinesterase gene using Caenorhabditis elegans as a heterologous system

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 849-858

  Costa, Joana C ^a   Lilley, Catherine J ^a   Atkinson, Howard J ^a   Urwin, Peter E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Caenorhabditis elegans; GFP; Globodera pallida; Plant parasitic nematode; Promoter

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; PROTEIN ACE 1; PROTEIN ACE 2; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL ORGANELLE; CYST; ENZYME; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; LARVA; NEMATODE; PHENOTYPE; ROOT;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA, HELMINTH; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, HELMINTH; GENOME, HELMINTH; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHENOTYPE; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TYLENCHOIDEA;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; GLOBODERA; GLOBODERA PALLIDA; HETERODERA GLYCINES;

EID: 63449100424     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2008.12.007     Document Type: Article

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