The vasa regulatory region mediates germline expression and maternal transmission of proteins in the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae: A versatile tool for genetic control strategies

BMC Molecular Biology

Volumn 10, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Papathanos, Philippos A ^a   Windbichler, Nikolai ^a   Menichelli, Miriam ^a   Burt, Austin ^a   Crisanti, Andrea ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASA LIKE PROTEIN; DEAD BOX PROTEIN;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC REGULATION; GONAD; HETEROZYGOTE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSGENE; ZYGOTE; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REGULATORY SEQUENCE; REPORTER GENE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; DEAD-BOX RNA HELICASES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, REPORTER; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OOGENESIS; OVUM; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; TRANSGENES;

EID: 67651208906     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2199-10-65     Document Type: Article

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