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Chitin synthases are required for survival, fecundity and egg hatch in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum.

Insect biochemistry and molecular biology - 1 Oct 2008

Arakane Yasuyuki, Specht Charles A, Kramer Karl J, Muthukrishnan Subbaratnam, Beeman Richard W

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The synthesis of chitin, the beta-1,4-linked polymer of N-acetylglucosamine, is catalyzed by chitin synthase (CHS). Chitin is essential for the structural integrity of the exoskeletal cuticle and midgut peritrophic membrane (PM) of insects. To study the functions of the two chitin synthase genes, TcCHS-A and TcCHS-B, during embryonic and adult development in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum, RNA...

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PMID: 18718535
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2008.07.006

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