GATA transcription, translation and regulation in Haemaphysalis longicornis tick: Analysis of the cDNA and an essential role for vitellogenesis

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-57

  Boldbaatar, Damdinsuren ^a   Battur, Banzragch ^a   Umemiya Shirafuji, Rika ^a   Liao, Min ^a   Tanaka, Tetsuya ^a   Fujisaki, Kozo ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

GATA transcription factor; Haemaphysalis longicornis tick; RNA interference; S6 kinase; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA; VITELLOGENIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; OOCYTE; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RABBIT; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TICK; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; VITELLOGENESIS;

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GATA TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OVUM; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RABBITS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TICKS; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION; VITELLOGENESIS; VITELLOGENINS;

HAEMAPHYSALIS LONGICORNIS; IXODIDA;

EID: 75949118911     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2009.12.009     Document Type: Article

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