Expression profiling and comparative analyses of seven midgut serine proteases from the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 736-744

  Brackney, Doug E ^a   Isoe, Jun ^b   W C , Black ^a   Zamora, Jorge ^b   Foy, Brian D ^a   Miesfeld, Roger L ^b   Olson, Ken E ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Midgut; Serine proteases

Indexed keywords

INSECT PROTEIN; SERINE PROTEINASE;

BLOOD; CATALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIGESTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MATURATION; MOSQUITO; PHYLOGENETICS;

AEDES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

AEDES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; INSECT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SERINE PROTEASES;

AEDES AEGYPTI;

EID: 77954864211     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2010.01.003     Document Type: Article

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