Identification and characterization of polycomb group genes in the silkworm, bombyx mori

Molecular Biology Reports

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 5575-5588

  Li, Zhiqing ^a   Tatsuke, Tsuneyuki ^a   Sakashita, Kosuke ^a   Zhu, Li ^a   Xu, Jian ^a   Mon, Hiroaki ^a   Lee, Jae Man ^a   Kusakabe, Takahiro ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bombyx mori; Comparison analysis; Expression patterns; Polycomb group genes; RNA interference

Indexed keywords

ADDITIONAL SEX COMB PROTEIN; ENHANCER OF POLYCOMB PROTEIN; ENHANCER OF ZESTE PROTEIN; EXTRA SEX COMB PROTEIN; HISTONE H3; INSECT PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; PLEIOHOMEOTIC PROTEIN; POLYCOMB GROUP PROTEIN; POLYCOMB LIKE PROTEIN; POLYHOMEOTIC PROTEIN; POSTERIOR SEX COMB PROTEIN; SEX COMB EXTRA PROTEIN; SEX COMB MIDLEG PROTEIN; SEX COMB MIDLEG RELATED GENE CONTAINING FOUR MBT DOMAIN PROTEIN; SUPPRESSOR OF ZESTE 12 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; HISTONE; REPRESSOR PROTEIN;

ADDITIONAL SEX COMB GENE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTHROPOD LARVA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENHANCER OF POLYCOMB GENE; ENHANCER OF ZESTE GENE; EXTRA SEX COMB GENE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRAIT; INSECT GENETICS; INSECT GENOME; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLEIOHOMEOTIC GENE; POLYCOMB GROUP GENE; POLYCOMB LIKE GENE; POLYHOMEOTIC GENE; POSTERIOR SEX COMB GENE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA INTERFERENCE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SEX COMB EXTRA GENE; SEX COMB MIDLEG GENE; SEX COMB MIDLEG RELATED GENE CONTAINING FOUR MBT DOMAIN; SILKWORM; SPECIES COMPARISON; SUPPRESSOR OF ZESTE 12 GENE; TISSUE MICROARRAY; UPREGULATION; ANIMAL; CELL LINE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHYLATION; MITOSIS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

BOMBYX MORI; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BOMBYX; CELL LINE; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE KNOCKDOWN TECHNIQUES; GENES, INSECT; HISTONES; INSECT PROTEINS; METHYLATION; MITOSIS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID;

EID: 84863756662     PISSN: 03014851     EISSN: 15734978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11033-011-1362-5     Document Type: Article

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