Silencing of two alternative splicing-derived mRNA variants of chitin synthase 1 gene by RNAi is lethal to the oriental migratory locust, Locusta migratoria manilensis (Meyen)

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 824-833

  Zhang, Jianzhen ^a   Liu, Xiaojian ^a   Zhang, Jianqin ^a   Li, Daqi ^a   Sun, Yi ^b   Guo, Yaping ^a   Ma, Enbo ^a   Zhu, Kun Yan ^c  

^a SHANXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Agri Biotechnology Research Centre of Shanxi Province   (China)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chitin synthase; Gene expression profiling; LmCHS1 alternative splicing variants; Locusta migratoria manilensis (Meyen); RNA interference

Indexed keywords

CHITIN SYNTHASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; EXON; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LOCUST; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA SPLICING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHITIN SYNTHASE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; EXONS; GENE EXPRESSION; LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA SPLICE SITES;

ARTHROPODA; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA MANILENSIS; NEMATODA; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 77957295155     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2010.08.001     Document Type: Article

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