Expression of two self-enhancing antifreeze proteins from the beetle Dendroides canadensis in Drosophila melanogaster

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 341-349

  Lin, Xia ^a   O'Tousa, Joseph E ^a   Duman, John G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Antifreeze protein; Dendroides canadensis; Drosophila melanogaster; Insect cold tolerance; Transgenic antifreeze proteins

Indexed keywords

ANTIFREEZE PROTEIN; INSECT PROTEIN;

BEETLE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLY; FREEZING; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; MELTING; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PROTEIN; SUPERCOOLING; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; COLD; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTIFREEZE PROTEINS; BEETLES; COLD TEMPERATURE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE EXPRESSION; INSECT PROTEINS;

COLEOPTERA; DENDROIDES CANADENSIS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA;

EID: 77549085317     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2009.11.005     Document Type: Article

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