A gut-specific chitinase gene essential for regulation of chitin content of peritrophic matrix and growth of Ostrinia nubilalis larvae

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 621-629

  Khajuria, Chitvan ^a   Buschman, Lawrent L ^a   Chen, Ming Shun ^a,b   Muthukrishnan, Subbaratnam ^a   Zhu, Kun Yan ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chitin synthase; Chitinase; European corn borer; Ostrinia nubilalis; Peritrophic matrix; RNA interference

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; CHITINASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; ENZYMOLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOTH; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CHITIN; CHITINASE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; LARVA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOTHS; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

HEXAPODA; OSTRINIA NUBILALIS;

EID: 77954658675     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2010.06.003     Document Type: Article

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