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Chitin synthase 1 gene and its two alternative splicing variants from two sap-sucking insects, Nilaparvata lugens and Laodelphax striatellus (Hemiptera: Delphacidae).
Insect biochemistry and molecular biology - 1 Sept 2012
Wang Ying, Fan Hai-Wei, Huang Hai-Jian, Xue Jian, Wu Wen-Juan, Bao Yan-Yuan, Xu Hai-Jun, Zhu Zeng-Rong, Cheng Jia-An, Zhang Chuan-Xi
Abstract excerpt
Chitin synthase (CHS) is an enzyme that is required for chitin formation in insect cuticles and other tissues. In this study, CHS genes from two destructive rice insect pests, the brown planthopper Nilaparvata lugens and the small brown planthopper Laodelphax striatellus, were cloned. Phylogenetic analysis showed that these genes belonged to class CHS1 of the CHS gene family. Most insects possess two CHS genes...
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