Molecular characterization of two novel milk proteins in the tsetse fly (Glossina morsitans morsitans)
Yang G, Attardo GM, Lohs C, Aksoy S. Molecular characterization of two novel milk proteins in the tsetse fly (Glossina morsitans morsitans). Insect Molecular Biology 2010, 19: 253-262. PMID: 20136662, PMCID: PMC2862765, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2009.00987.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsViviparous reproductionKnockdown fliesRNA interferenceMilk protein genesTranscriptional regulation mechanismPotential phosphorylation sitesIntrauterine larval developmentRNA interference treatmentSpecific gene expressionTissue-specific expressionNovel milk proteinsSpecific expression profilesTsetse fliesHydrophobic amino acidsMajor milk proteinsNorthern blot analysisIntrauterine larvaeNovel genesPhosphorylation sitesProtein functionRT-PCR analysisTranscript abundanceProtein geneCDNA libraryGland proteins