Identification of three allatostatins and their cDNA from the mosquito Aedes aegypti

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作者
Veenstra, JA
Noriega, FG
Graf, R
Feyereisen, R
机构
[1] UNIV ARIZONA, DEPT ENTOMOL, TUCSON, AZ 85721 USA
[2] UNIV ARIZONA, DEPT BIOCHEM, TUCSON, AZ 85721 USA
[3] UNIV ARIZONA, CTR INSECT SCI, TUCSON, AZ 85721 USA
[4] UNIV SPITAL ZURICH, DEPT CHIRURG, CH-8091 ZURICH, SWITZERLAND
关键词
allatostatin; Aedes aegypti; convertase; trypsin; midgut; nervous system;
D O I
10.1016/S0196-9781(97)00032-6
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Three allatostatins have been isolated from the mosquito Aedes aegypti. These peptides have the following structures: Ser-Pro-Lys-Tyr-Asn-Phe-Gly-Leu-amide, Leu-Pro-His-Tyr-Asn-Phe-Gly-Leu-amide, and Arg-Val-Tyr-Asp-Phe-Gly-Leu-amide. A cDNA encoding these peptides was isolated from an abdominal ganglia cDNA library and sequenced. It was found to encode two additional allatostatins: Ala-Ser-Ala-Tyr-Arg-Tyr-His-Phe-Gly-Leu-amide and Leu-Pro-Asn-Arg-Tyr-Asn-Phe-Gly-Leu-amide. Northern analysis of whole mosquito mRNA revealed a single prepro-allatostatin message of around 3,000 bases. Identification of a partial prepro-allatostatin cDNA from a midgut cDNA library shows that the same gene is also expressed in the mosquito midgut. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Inc.
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