Phylogenetic analyses of vector mosquito basic helix-loop-helix transcription factors

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 608-621

  Zhang, D B ^a   Wang, Y ^a   Liu, A K ^a   Wang, X H ^a   Dang, C W ^b   Yao, Q ^a   Chen, K P ^a  

^a JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Binxian High School   (China)

Author keywords

basic helix loop helix; phylogenetic analysis; transcription factor; vector mosquito

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE STR. PEST; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; HEXAPODA;

BASIC HELIX LOOP HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; INSECT PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; DNA MICROARRAY; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOSQUITO; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; VECTOR MOSQUITO;

BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX; PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VECTOR MOSQUITO;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; CULICIDAE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAGS; INSECT PROTEINS; INSECT VECTORS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; OPEN READING FRAMES; PHYLOGENY; SELECTION, GENETIC; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 84883559031     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: 13652583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/imb.12049     Document Type: Article

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