Effect of RNAi-mediated knockdown of the Bombyx mori transformer-2 gene on the sex-specific splicing of Bmdsx pre-mRNA

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 693-699

  Suzuki, Masataka G ^a   Suzuki, Keiji ^a   Aoki, Fugaku ^a   Ajimura, Masahiro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alternative splicing; Bombyx mori; Doublesex; Sex determination; Transformer 2

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; MESSENGER RNA PRECURSOR; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BMTRA2 GENE; BOMBYX MORI; CELL CULTURE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DROSOPHILA; DSX GENE; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SILENCING; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; INSECT GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA SPLICING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TESTIS; TRANSFORMER 2 GENE;

ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; ANIMALS; BOMBYX; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; FEMALE; INSECT PROTEINS; MALE; RIBONUCLEOPROTEINS; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA PRECURSORS; RNA SPLICING; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; TESTIS;

BOMBYX; BOMBYX MORI; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 84869778886     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.120049ms     Document Type: Article

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