High-level expression of the Geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase gene in the frontal gland of soldiers in Reticulitermes speratus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-31

  Hojo, Masaru ^a   Toga, Kouhei ^b   Watanabe, Dai ^b   Yamamoto, Tomoyo ^b   Maekawa, Kiyoto ^b,c  

^a TAMAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis; Geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate; Isoprenoid; Soldier specific gene; Terpenoid

Indexed keywords

DITERPENE; FARNESYL TRANS TRANSFERASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; ISOPTERA; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DITERPENES; FARNESYLTRANSTRANSFERASE; GENE EXPRESSION; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; ISOPTERA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN;

ANIMALIA; HETEROTERMITINAE; ISOPTERA; NASUTITERMES; NASUTITERMITINAE; RETICULITERMES SPERATUS; RHINOTERMITIDAE; TERMITIDAE;

EID: 79954577762     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: 15206327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/arch.20415     Document Type: Article

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