Identification and characterization of two chitin synthase genes in African malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 674-682

  Zhang, Xin ^a   Zhang, Jianzhen ^a,b   Park, Yoonseong ^a   Zhu, Kun Yan ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SHANXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anophele gambiae; Chitin synthases; Fluorescent in situ hybridization; Gene expression pattern; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

CHITIN SYNTHASE; INSECT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; CHITIN SYNTHASE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; INSECT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; HEXAPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84864806999     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2012.05.005     Document Type: Article

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