Genes encoding proteins with peritrophin A-type chitin-binding domains in Tribolium castaneum are grouped into three distinct families based on phylogeny, expression and function

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 214-227

  Jasrapuria, Sinu ^a   Arakane, Yasuyuki ^a   Osman, Gamal ^b,d   Kramer, Karl J ^a,c   Beeman, Richard W ^c   Muthukrishnan, Subbaratnam ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Advanced Genetic Engineering Research Institute   (Egypt)

^c GRAIN MARKETING AND PRODUCTION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d UMM AL QURA UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIDASE; CHITIN DEACETYLASE; CHITINASE; INSECT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EXON; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; GENOME; GENOMICS; INTRON; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN DOMAIN; TRIBOLIUM;

AMIDOHYDROLASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CHITINASE; EXONS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME, INSECT; GENOMICS; INSECT PROTEINS; INTRONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN INTERACTION DOMAINS AND MOTIFS; TRIBOLIUM;

HEXAPODA; TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM;

EID: 77950516324     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2010.01.011     Document Type: Article

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