Identification and characterization of functional aquaporin water channel protein from alimentary tract of whitefly, Bemisia tabaci

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 178-190

  Mathew, Lolita G ^a   Campbell, Ewan M ^b   Yool, Andrea J ^b   Fabrick, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aquaporin; Bemisia tabaci; Filter chamber; Hemiptera; Phloem sap; Whitefly

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 1; INSECT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HEMIPTERA; LIFE CYCLE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; AQUAPORIN 1; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL MEMBRANE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION; HEMIPTERA; INSECT PROTEINS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

ALEYRODIDAE; BEMISIA TABACI; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 79951515877     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2010.12.002     Document Type: Article

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