Expression profile of the iron-binding proteins transferrin and ferritin heavy chain subunit in the bumblebee Bombus ignitus

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 165-170

  Kim, Bo Yeon ^a   Lee, Kwang Sik ^a   Yoon, Hyung Joo ^b   Kim, Iksoo ^c   Li, Jianhong ^d   Sohn, Hung Dae ^a   Jin, Byung Rae ^a  

^a Dong A University   (South Korea)

^b National Academy of Agricultural Science   (South Korea)

^c Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^d HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bombus ignitus; Bumblebee; Ferritin; Insect; Iron; Iron binding protein; RNA interference; Transferrin

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; FERRITIN; IRON; IRON BINDING PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; SINGLE STRANDED RNA; TRANSFERRIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BUMBLEBEE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDERMIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INSECT; INTESTINE; IRON OVERLOAD; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RNA INTERFERENCE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

APOIDEA; BOMBUS IGNITUS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 64849087354     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2009.02.014     Document Type: Article

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