Gene Review:
chs-1 - Protein CHS-1
Caenorhabditis elegans
- The chitin synthase genes chs-1 and chs-2 are essential for C. elegans development and responsible for chitin deposition in the eggshell and pharynx, respectively. Zhang, Y., Foster, J.M., Nelson, L.S., Ma, D., Carlow, C.K. Dev. Biol. (2005)
- Chitin synthase in the filarial parasite, Brugia malayi. Harris, M.T., Lai, K., Arnold, K., Martinez, H.F., Specht, C.A., Fuhrman, J.A. Mol. Biochem. Parasitol. (2000)
- Characterization of two chitin synthase genes of the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum, and alternate exon usage in one of the genes during development. Arakane, Y., Hogenkamp, D.G., Zhu, Y.C., Kramer, K.J., Specht, C.A., Beeman, R.W., Kanost, M.R., Muthukrishnan, S. Insect Biochem. Mol. Biol. (2004)
- Cloning and characterization of a chitin synthase cDNA from the mosquito Aedes aegypti. Ibrahim, G.H., Smartt, C.T., Kiley, L.M., Christensen, B.M. Insect Biochem. Mol. Biol. (2000)
- Chitin synthesis and degradation as targets for pesticide action. Cohen, E. Arch. Insect Biochem. Physiol. (1993)