The first vitellogenin receptor from a Lepidopteran insect: Molecular characterization, expression patterns and RNA interference analysis

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 61-73

  Shu, Y H ^a   Wang, J W ^b   Lu, K ^a   Zhou, J L ^a   Zhou, Q ^a   Zhang, G R ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

low density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR); RNAi; Spodoptera litura; vitellogenin receptor

Indexed keywords

CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; EGG PROTEIN; INSECT PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; VITELLOGENIN; VITELLOGENIN RECEPTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECT; MALE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOTH; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVARY; PHYLOGENY; RNA INTERFERENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; EGG PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; INSECT PROTEINS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOTHS; OVARY; PHYLOGENY; PUPA; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED; RNA, MESSENGER; VITELLOGENINS;

HEXAPODA; SPODOPTERA LITURA;

EID: 78651314492     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: 13652583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2010.01054.x     Document Type: Article

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