Characterization of a midgut-specific chitin synthase gene (LmCHS2) responsible for biosynthesis of chitin of peritrophic matrix in Locusta migratoria

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 902-910

  Liu, Xiaojian ^a   Zhang, Huanhuan ^a   Li, Sheng ^b   Zhu, Kun Yan ^c   Ma, Enbo ^a   Zhang, Jianzhen ^a,b  

^a SHANXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY   (China)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chitin synthase 2; Gene expression pattern; Locusta migratoria; Peritrophic matrix; RNA interference

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; CHITIN SYNTHASE; INSECT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; RNA INTERFERENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHITIN; CHITIN SYNTHASE; GENE EXPRESSION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INSECT PROTEINS; LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA INTERFERENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ACRIDIDAE; HEXAPODA; LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 84868504009     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2012.09.002     Document Type: Article

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