The gene, expression pattern and subcellular localization of chitin synthase B from the insect Ostrinia furnacalis

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 404, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 302-307

  Qu, Mingbo ^a   Liu, Tian ^a   Yang, Jun ^a   Yang, Qing ^a,b  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Chitin synthase; Insect; Midgut; Peritrophic membrane; Subcellular localization

Indexed keywords

CHITIN SYNTHASE; CHITIN SYNTHASE B; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ECDYSONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; INSECT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OSTRINIA FURNACALIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CELL LINE; CHITIN SYNTHASE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ECDYSONE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; LEPIDOPTERA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC;

HEXAPODA; OSTRINIA FURNACALIS;

EID: 78650894318     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.11.111     Document Type: Article

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