Molecular characteristics of insect chitinase gene.
Author of the article:FAN Dong1,2,ZHAO Kui-Jun2,ZHANG Jie1
Author's Workplace:(1.State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing
100094, China; 2. Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, Chin
Key Words:insect chitinase gene; molecular characteristics; genomic organization; copy number; expression
Abstract:Insect chitinases are a group of important chitinolytic enzymes, which hydrolyse the cuticle and peritrophic membranes of insects. The cDNA and DNA sequences of insect chitinases have been cloned from tobacco hornworm Manduca sexta, silkworm Bom