Cloning and functional expression of Rh50-like glycoprotein, a putative ammonia channel, in Aedes albopictus mosquitoes

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1599-1610

  Wu, Yu ^a,b   Zheng, Xiaoying ^a,b   Zhang, Meichun ^a,b   He, Ai ^a,b   Li, Zhuoya ^a,b   Zhan, Ximei ^a,b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Amino acid metabolism; Ammonia channel; Gonotrophic cycle; Rh50 glycoprotein

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CARRIER PROTEIN; GLYCOPROTEIN;

AMINO ACID; AMMONIA; CLONE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; METABOLISM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN; REAL TIME;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; PHYSIOLOGY;

AEDES; AMMONIA; ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLYCOPROTEINS;

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 77955776278     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2010.05.021     Document Type: Article

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