Annotation and analysis of low-complexity protein families of Anopheles gambiae that are associated with cuticle

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 607-622

  Cornman, R S ^a,b   Willis, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae; Concerted evolution; Cuticular protein; Gene expression; Gene family

Indexed keywords

CUTICLE PROTEINS, INSECTS; INSECT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; LARVA; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NOMENCLATURE; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, INSECT; INSECT PROTEINS; LARVA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 70349193687     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: 13652583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2009.00902.x     Document Type: Article

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