Robust heat-inducible gene expression by two endogenous hsp70-derived promoters in transgenic Aedes aegypti

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 97-106

  Carpenetti, T L G ^a   Aryan, A ^a   Myles, K M ^a   Adelman, Z N ^a  

^a Fralin Life Science Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; heat shock; HSP70; mosquito; promoter; stress; transgenic

Indexed keywords

FIREFLY LUCIFERASE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; INSECT PROTEIN;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

AEDES; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HSP70 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; INSECT PROTEINS; LUCIFERASES, FIREFLY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPEN READING FRAMES; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC;

AEDES AEGYPTI;

EID: 84855965566     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: 13652583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2011.01116.x     Document Type: Article

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