Identification and characterization of a novel corticotropin-releasing hormone-binding protein (CRH-BP) gene from Chinese honeybee (Apis cerana cerana)

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 161-175

  Liu, Li ^a   Yu, Xiaoli ^a   Meng, Fei ^a   Guo, Xingqi ^a   Xu, Baohua ^a  

^a SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apis cerana cerana; CRH BP; Development; Neuroendocrine stress responses; Real time quantitative PCR

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR-BINDING PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; BINDING SITE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHEMISTRY; DNA FLANKING REGION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE ORDER; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

5' FLANKING REGION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BEES; BINDING SITES; CARRIER PROTEINS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE ORDER; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

APIS CERANA CERANA; APIS MELLIFERA; HEXAPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 80054717411     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: 15206327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/arch.20451     Document Type: Article

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