Functional importance of groups I and II chitinases, CHT5 and CHT10, in turnover of chitinous cuticle during embryo hatching and post-embryonic molting in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum
Myeongjin Kim, Mi Young Noh, Seulgi Mun, Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan, Karl J. Kramer, Yasuyuki Arakane
Topics & Concepts
BiologyRed flour beetleMoultingCuticle (hair)ChitinInsectCell biologyArthropod cuticleEmbryogenesisEmbryoRNA interferenceBotanyHatchingBiochemistryRNAAnatomyGeneLarvaEcologyChitosanStudies on Chitinases and ChitosanasesInsect Resistance and GeneticsInsect symbiosis and bacterial influences