A potential role for fatty acid biosynthesis genes during molting and cuticle formation in Caenorhabditis elegans

BMB Reports

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 285-290

  Li, Yingxiu ^a   Paik, Young Ki ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acetyl CoA carboxylase; C. elegans; Cuticle; Development; Fatty acid synthase; Molting

Indexed keywords

ACETYL COENZYME A CARBOXYLASE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEIN; FATTY ACID SYNTHASE; METALLOPROTEINASE; NAS 37 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; NAS-37 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; EPITHELIUM; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; MOLTING; PHYSIOLOGY; RNA INTERFERENCE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACETYL-COA CARBOXYLASE; ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; DOWN-REGULATION; EPITHELIUM; FATTY ACID SYNTHETASE COMPLEX; METALLOPROTEASES; MOLTING; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; TRIGLYCERIDES;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 79956043671     PISSN: 19766696     EISSN: 1976670X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5483/BMBRep.2011.44.4.285     Document Type: Article

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