Influence of RNAi knockdown for E-complex genes on the silkworm proleg development

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-11

  Xiang, H ^a   Li, M W ^a,b   Guo, J H ^a   Jiang, J H ^a   Huang, Y P ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

abd A; E complex genes; Proleg; RNAi; Silkworm

Indexed keywords

ABD A PROTEIN, INSECT; ABD-A PROTEIN, INSECT; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; INSECT PROTEIN;

ABDOMEN; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL LINEAGE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; LIMB; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RNA INTERFERENCE; SILKWORM;

ABDOMEN; ANIMALS; BOMBYX; CELL LINEAGE; EXTREMITIES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE KNOCKDOWN TECHNIQUES; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; INSECT PROTEINS; LARVA; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED;

BOMBYX MORI; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 78650243066     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: 15206327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/arch.20393     Document Type: Article

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