The serpin gene family in Anopheles gambiae

Gene

Volumn 442, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 47-54

  Suwanchaichinda, Chansak ^a   Kanost, Michael R ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cDNA; Expression profile; Malaria; Mosquito; Protease inhibitor

Indexed keywords

DNA; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA SPLICING; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CODE; INSECT GENETICS; MANDUCA SEXTA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SERPINS;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA; MANDUCA SEXTA;

EID: 67349105011     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2009.04.013     Document Type: Article

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