Chymotrypsin-like peptidases from Tribolium castaneum: A role in molting revealed by RNA interference

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 274-283

  Broehan, Gunnar ^a   Arakane, Yasuyuki ^b   Beeman, Richard W ^c   Kramer, Karl J ^b,c   Muthukrishnan, Subbaratnam ^b   Merzendorfer, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Chymotrypsin; Coleoptera; Cuticle; Midgut; Molting fluid; Red flour beetle; RNA interference; Serine peptidases; Tribolium castaneum

Indexed keywords

CHYMOTRYPSIN; INSECT PROTEIN; PEPTIDE HYDROLASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYMOLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE SILENCING; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLTING; MULTIGENE FAMILY; RNA INTERFERENCE; TRIBOLIUM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CHYMOTRYPSIN; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE KNOCKDOWN TECHNIQUES; GENES, INSECT; INSECT PROTEINS; LARVA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLTING; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; RNA INTERFERENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRIBOLIUM;

COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; TRIBOLIUM (BEETLE); TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM;

EID: 77950516885     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2009.10.009     Document Type: Article

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