Identification and characterization of a novel chitinase-like gene cluster (AgCht5) possibly derived from tandem duplications in the African malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 521-528

  Zhang, Jianzhen ^a,b   Zhang, Xin ^b   Arakane, Yasuyuki ^b,c   Muthukrishnan, Subbaratnam ^b   Kramer, Karl J ^b   Ma, Enbo ^a   Zhu, Kun Yan ^b  

^a SHANXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

African malaria mosquito; Anopheles gambiae; Chitinase; Gene cluster; Gene duplication; Glycoside hydrolase

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; CHITINASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

AEDES; AFRICA; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHROMOSOME MAP; CULEX; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; EXON; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; GENOME; INTRON; MALARIA; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TANDEM REPEAT;

AEDES; AFRICA; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; CHITIN; CHITINASE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CULEX; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; EXONS; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENOME, INSECT; INTRONS; MALARIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCES;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 79956209307     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2011.03.001     Document Type: Article

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