The salivary transcriptome of Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae) larvae: A microarray-based analysis

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 382-394

  Neira Oviedo, M ^a   Ribeiro, J M C ^b   Heyland, A ^c   VanEkeris, L ^a   Moroz, T ^a   Linser, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae; Diptera; Gene expression; Salivary defensin; Salivary gland; Salivary lipocalin; Transcriptome

Indexed keywords

INSECT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DNA MICROARRAY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SALIVARY GLAND; SECRETION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; BASE SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; INSECT PROTEINS; LARVA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; SALIVARY GLANDS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 67349203944     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2009.03.001     Document Type: Article

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