Analysis of functions of the chitin deacetylase gene family in Tribolium castaneum

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 355-365

  Arakane, Yasuyuki ^a   Dixit, Radhika ^a   Begum, Khurshida ^a   Park, Yoonseong ^a   Specht, Charles A ^b   Merzendorfer, Hans ^c   Kramer, Karl J ^a,d   Muthukrishnan, Subbaratnam ^a   Beeman, Richard W ^d  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

^d GRAIN MARKETING AND PRODUCTION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chitin deacetylase; Cuticle; dsRNA; Epidermis; Gene expression profile; Midgut; Phenotype; RNAi; RT PCR; Trachea; Tribolium

Indexed keywords

AMIDASE; CHITIN DEACETYLASE; INSECT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MULTIGENE FAMILY; TRIBOLIUM;

AMIDOHYDROLASES; ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; INSECT PROTEINS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; TRIBOLIUM;

COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; TRIBOLIUM (BEETLE); TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM;

EID: 67349149610     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2009.02.002     Document Type: Article

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