Molecular characterization and tissue-specific gene expression of Dermacentor variabilis α-catenin in response to rickettsial infection

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 197-204

  Sunyakumthorn, P ^a   Petchampai, N ^a   Kearney, M T ^a   Sonenshine, D E ^b   MacAluso, K R ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

catenin; Dermacentor variabilis; Rickettsia amblyommii; Rickettsia montanensis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CATENIN; ARTHROPOD PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DERMACENTOR; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA SEQUENCE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PARASITE VECTOR; PHYSIOLOGY; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIACEAE INFECTION;

ALPHA CATENIN; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ARTHROPOD PROTEINS; ARTHROPOD VECTORS; DERMACENTOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA INFECTIONS; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

DERMACENTOR; DERMACENTOR VARIABILIS; IXODES; IXODIDA; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA AMBLYOMMII; RICKETTSIA MONTANENSIS;

EID: 84858333704     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: 13652583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2011.01126.x     Document Type: Article

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