Insect Proteins - Genetics
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Dissecting the genetic basis of resistance to malaria parasites in Anopheles gambiae.

30 Sep 2009 The ability of Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes to transmit Plasmodium parasites is highly variable between individuals. However, the genetic basis of this variability has remained unknown. We combined genome-wide mapping and reciprocal allele-specific ... Read more...

Manduca sexta (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) cadherin fragments function as synergists for Cry1A and Cry1C Bacillus thuringiensis toxins against noctuid moths Helicoverpa zea, Agrotis ipsilon and Spodoptera exigua.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Specific Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner (Bt) toxins are effective against a narrow spectrum of species. While specificity is an advantage for limiting adverse effects on non-target organisms, it is also the primary drawback of Bt's ... Read more...

Characterization of the trypsin-like protease (Ha-TLP2) constitutively expressed in the integument of the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera.

29 Sep 2009 Trypsins belong to the serine endoproteases. They are the most important proteases in insects because of their key roles in food digestion and zymogens activation. But there has been little study of the trypsins in the integuments of insects. In ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Insect Proteins - Genetics'

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• Dissecting the genetic basis of resistance to malaria parasites in Anopheles gambiae. 30 Sep 2009
• Manduca sexta (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) cadherin fragments function as synergists for Cry1A and Cry1C Bacillus thuringiensis toxins against noctuid moths Helicoverpa zea, Agrotis ipsilon and Spodoptera exigua. 29 Sep 2009
• Characterization of the trypsin-like protease (Ha-TLP2) constitutively expressed in the integument of the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera. 29 Sep 2009
• De novo molecular modeling and biophysical characterization of Manduca sexta eclosion hormone. 27 Sep 2009
• Antennal circadian clocks coordinate sun compass orientation in migratory monarch butterflies. 23 Sep 2009
• Evolving enhancer-promoter interactions within the tinman complex of the flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum. 30 Aug 2009
• First record of a new member of Anopheles Hyrcanus Group from Iran: molecular identification, diagnosis, phylogeny, status of kdr resistance and Plasmodium infection. 30 Aug 2009
• Gene expression profiling during early response to injury and microbial challenges in the silkworm, Bombyx mori. 30 Aug 2009
• Multiple chicken repeat 1 lineages in the genomes of oestroid flies. 26 Aug 2009
• Conservation of the function counts: homologous neurons express sequence-related neuropeptides that originate from different genes. 25 Aug 2009
• Loss of Tc-arrow and canonical Wnt signaling alters posterior morphology and pair-rule gene expression in the short-germ insect, Tribolium castaneum. 23 Aug 2009
• Functional characterization of PAS and HES family bHLH transcription factors during the metamorphosis of the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum. 11 Aug 2009
• Cloning and expression of the gene for an insect haemocyte anti-aggregation protein (VPr3), from the venom of the endoparasitic wasp, Pimpla hypochondriaca. 30 Jul 2009
• Differential gene expression profiles in the venom gland/sac of Orancistrocerus drewseni (Hymenoptera: Eumenidae). 30 Jul 2009
• Tribolium castaneum larval gut transcriptome and proteome: A resource for the study of the coleopteran gut. 30 Jul 2009
• Identification and characterization of antimicrobial peptide, defensin, in the taiga tick, Ixodes persulcatus. 30 Jul 2009
• Immunoglobulin superfamily is conserved but evolved rapidly and is active in the silkworm, Bombyx mori. 30 Jul 2009
• West Nile virus infection alters midgut gene expression in Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae). 30 Jul 2009
• Evolution of a novel appendage ground plan in water striders is driven by changes in the Hox gene Ultrabithorax. 29 Jul 2009
• The odorant binding protein gene family from the genome of silkworm, Bombyx mori. 21 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Insect Proteins'

Definition: Proteins found in any species of insect.

Registry Number: 0

Descriptor UI: D019476

Alternative terms: Insect Proteins; Proteins, Insect;

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage; adverse effects; analysis; antagonists & inhibitors; biosynthesis; chemical synthesis; classification; diagnostic use; drug effects; economics; genetics; history; immunology; isolation & purification; metabolism; pharmacokinetics; pharmacology; physiology; poisoning; radiation effects; secretion; standards; supply & distribution; therapeutic use; toxicity; ultrastructure; chemistry; contraindications; agonists;

Tree Number: D12.776.466;

History Note: 97

Technical Notes: /drug eff /ultrastruct permitted; /physiol permitted for function within the insect; coord IM with specific protein (IM) + specific insect (IM)