The Anopheles gambiae alpha-tubulin-1b promoter directs neuronal, testes and developing imaginal tissue specific expression and is a sensitive enhancer detector

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 79-88

  Lycett, G J ^a   Amenya, D ^a   Lynd, A ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

chordotonal organs; fluorescent proteins; mosquito; transgenic

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; INSECT PROTEIN; TUBULIN;

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IMAGINAL DISC; MALE; METABOLISM; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PROMOTER REGION; TESTIS; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; IMAGINAL DISCS; INSECT PROTEINS; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; TESTIS; TUBULIN;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; BOMBYX MORI; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 84855981572     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: 13652583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2011.01112.x     Document Type: Article

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