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Sinu Agrawal1, Marco Kelkenberg2, Khurshida Begum3

  • 1Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Kansas State University, 141 Chalmers Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA.

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
|April 1, 2014
PubMed
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Two specific peritrophic matrix proteins (PMPs) in Tribolium castaneum are crucial for insect midgut barrier function. Their disruption leads to severe physiological defects, highlighting PMPs

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ChitinDextransFat bodyInsectMidgutPeritrophic matrix proteinsPermeabilityRNA interferenceRed flour beetleTribolium castaneum

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