Identification and characterization of eleven glutathione S-transferase genes from the aquatic midge Chironomus tentans (Diptera: Chironomidae)

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 745-754

  Li, Xiuwei ^a,b   Zhang, Xin ^b   Zhang, Jianzhen ^b   Zhang, Xing ^a   Starkey, Sharon R ^b   Zhu, Kun Yan ^b  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alachlor; Chironomus tentans; Gene expression; Glutathione S transferase; Herbicide

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; INSECT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHIRONOMIDAE; CLASSIFICATION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PARASITOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CHIRONOMIDAE; FRESH WATER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; INSECT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS TENTANS; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 70349730225     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2009.08.010     Document Type: Article

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