Synthesis, depletion and cell-type expression of a protein from the male accessory glands of the dengue vector mosquito Aedes aegypti

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 70, Issue , 2014, Pages 117-124

  Alfonso Parra, Catalina ^a   Avila, Frank W ^a   Deewatthanawong, Prasit ^a   Sirot, Laura K ^a,b   Wolfner, Mariana F ^a   Harrington, Laura C ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^b The College of Wooster   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessory gland; Aedes aegypti; Dengue vector; Mating; Seminal fluid; Transgenic mosquitoes

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; DENGUE FEVER; DISEASE VECTOR; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; MOSQUITO; PROTEIN; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SECRETION;

AEDES AEGYPTI;

AAEL010824 PROTEIN, AEDES AEGYPTI; INSECT PROTEIN;

AEDES; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; COPULATION; DENGUE VIRUS; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIROLOGY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AEDES; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; COPULATION; DENGUE VIRUS; FEMALE; GENITALIA, MALE; INSECT PROTEINS; INSECT VECTORS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 84908245246     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2014.07.004     Document Type: Article

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