Literature summary for 2.4.1.16 extracted from

Chen, X.; Yang, X.; Senthil Kumar, N.; Tang, B.; Sun, X.; Qiu, X.; Hu, J.; Zhang, W.
The class A chitin synthase gene of Spodoptera exigua: molecular cloning and expression patterns (2007), Insect Biochem. Mol. Biol., 37, 409-417.

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Cloned(Commentary)

Cloned (Comment)	Organism
gene CHSA, DNA and amino acid sequence determination and analysis, phylogenetic analysis, expression of a fragment comprising base pairs 2040-2495 as His-tagged protein	Spodoptera exigua

Localization

Localization	Comment	Organism	GeneOntology No.	Textmining
membrane	integral, analysis of the transmembrane helices of CHSA	Spodoptera exigua	16020	-

Molecular Weight [Da]

Molecular Weight [Da]	Molecular Weight Maximum [Da]	Comment	Organism
172000	-	x * 172000, about, full-length enzyme, sequence calculation	Spodoptera exigua

Organism

Organism	UniProt	Comment	Textmining
Spodoptera exigua	Q3I5Q4	class A chitin synthase gene CHSA	-

Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment)	Organism
recombinant His-tagged enzyme fragment by nickel affinity chromatography	Spodoptera exigua

Source Tissue

Source Tissue	Comment	Organism	Textmining
cuticle	class A CHS	Spodoptera exigua	-
integument	CHS is localized in the underlying epidermal cells of the integument and tracheal cells	Spodoptera exigua	-
additional information	developmental expression and tissue distribution of CHSA, CHSA mRNA is highly expressed in the early and late stages of each larval instar, and consistently expressed in high level during the pupal stage, CHS is further localized in the underlying epidermal cells of the integument and tracheal cells, but not in the fat body or Malpighian tubules, overview	Spodoptera exigua	-
trachea	class A CHS is localized in the trachea and the underlying epidermal cells of the tracheal cells	Spodoptera exigua	-

Subunits

Subunits	Comment	Organism
?	x * 172000, about, full-length enzyme, sequence calculation	Spodoptera exigua

Synonyms

Synonyms	Comment	Organism
class A chitin synthase	-	Spodoptera exigua

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