Molecular evidence for a functional ecdysone signaling system in Brugia malayi

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Tzertzinis, George ^a   Egañ A, Ana L ^a   Palli, Subba Reddy ^b   Robinson Rechavi, Marc ^c   Gissendanner, Chris R ^a,e   Liu, Canhui ^d   Unnasch, Thomas R ^d   Maina, Claude V ^a  

^a NEW ENGLAND BIOLABS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ECDYSONE; ECDYSONE RECEPTOR; HELMINTH DNA; HELMINTH PROTEIN; HELMINTH RNA; HORMONE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; HYDRAZIDE DERIVATIVE; MESSENGER RNA; N (1,1 DIMETHYLETHYL) N' (2 ETHYL 3 METHOXYBENZOYL) 3,5 DIMETHYLBENZOHYDRAZIDE; PONASTERONE A; RETINOID X RECEPTOR; RG 102240; RSL 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CF1 PROTEIN, INSECT; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; ECDYSONE RECEPTOR A, INSECT; INSECT PROTEIN; LUCIFERASE; STEROID RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRUGIA MALAYI; BRUGIAN FILARIASIS; DIMERIZATION; DNA RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HORMONE ACTION; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSACTIVATION; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN BINDING; REPORTER GENE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BRUGIA MALAYI; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DIMERIZATION; DNA, HELMINTH; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ECDYSONE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, REPORTER; INSECT PROTEINS; LUCIFERASES; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN BINDING; RECEPTORS, STEROID; RETINOID X RECEPTORS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 77950390653     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000625     Document Type: Article

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