Identification of two arginases generated by alternative splicing in the silkworm, Bombyx mori

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 97-113

  Nagaoka, Sumiharu ^a   Takata, Yuki ^a   Kato, Kumiko ^a  

^a KYOTO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alternative splicing Bombyx mori; Arginase; Male reproductive system; Spermatophore

Indexed keywords

ARGINASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; INSECT PROTEIN; ISOPROTEIN;

ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; FAT BODY; FEMALE; GENETICS; GONAD; MALE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUSCLE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SILKWORM;

ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ARGINASE; BOMBYX; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FAT BODY; FEMALE; GONADS; INSECT PROTEINS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSCLES; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

BOMBYX MORI; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 78651443109     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: 15206327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/arch.20407     Document Type: Article

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