Developmental characterization, function and regulation of a Laccase2 encoding gene in the honey bee, Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera, Apinae)

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 241-251

  Elias Neto, Moysés ^a   Soares, Michelle P M ^a   Simões, Zilá L P ^a   Hartfelder, Klaus ^a   Bitondi, Márcia M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amlac2; Apis mellifera; Ecdysteroids; Exoskeleton; Laccase2

Indexed keywords

ECDYSTEROID; INSECT PROTEIN; LACCASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; GENETICS; LIGATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; RNA INTERFERENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BEES; DOWN-REGULATION; ECDYSTEROIDS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE KNOCKDOWN TECHNIQUES; INSECT PROTEINS; LACCASE; LIGATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RNA INTERFERENCE;

APINAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 77950520133     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2010.02.004     Document Type: Article

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