Expression analyses of caspase-1 and related activities in the midgut of Galleria mellonella during metamorphosis

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 247-256

  Khoa, D B ^a   Trang, L T D ^a,b   Takeda, M ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONG LAM UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

apoptosis; caspase 1; differentiation; Galleria mellonella; immunohistochemistry; in situ hybridization; midgut; mitosis; TUNEL

Indexed keywords

INSECT PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA CONVERTING ENZYME;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOLOGY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYMOLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; METAMORPHOSIS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOTH; MULTIGENE FAMILY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CASPASE 1; CELL DEATH; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; INSECT PROTEINS; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOTHS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; GALLERIA MELLONELLA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 84858342634     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: 13652583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2011.01131.x     Document Type: Article

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