Molecular cloning and characterization of a prenyltransferase from the cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 552-561

  Ma, Guang Yuan ^a   Sun, Xiao Fang ^a   Zhang, Yong Lei ^a   Li, Zheng Xi ^a   Shen, Zuo Rui ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aphis gossypii; Functional expression; Prenyltransferase; Southern blot; Tissue and stage specific expression

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYLALLYLTRANSFERASE; INSECT PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL; APHID; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE DOSAGE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; KINETICS; LARVA; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY;

ANIMALS; APHIDS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DIMETHYLALLYLTRANSTRANSFERASE; GENE DOSAGE; INSECT PROTEINS; KINETICS; LARVA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY, PROTEIN;

ACYRTHOSIPHON PISUM; APHIDIDAE; APHIS GOSSYPII; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; MYZUS PERSICAE; PISUM SATIVUM; PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 77953912652     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2010.05.003     Document Type: Article

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