Molecular characterization and RNA interference of three midgut aminopeptidase N isozymes from Bacillus thuringiensis-susceptible and -resistant strains of sugarcane borer, Diatraea saccharalis

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 592-603

  Yang, Yunlong ^a   Zhu, Yu Cheng ^b   Ottea, James ^a   Husseneder, Claudia ^a   Rogers Leonard, B ^a   Abel, Craig ^b   Huang, Fangneng ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aminopeptidase N; Cry1Ab resistance; Diatraea saccharalis; Molecular cloning; Quantitative RT PCR; RNAi; Total aminopeptidase N activity

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ENDOTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; INSECT PROTEIN; INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; INSECTICIDE; ISOENZYME; MICROSOMAL AMINOPEPTIDASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENETICS; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOTH; PHYLOGENY; RNA INTERFERENCE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD13; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ENDOTOXINS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; INSECT PROTEINS; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; INSECTICIDES; ISOENZYMES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOTHS; PHYLOGENY; RNA INTERFERENCE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CRAMBIDAE; DIATRAEA SACCHARALIS; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 77954661346     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2010.05.006     Document Type: Article

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