Molecular characterization of Ephestia kuehniella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) transferrin and its response to parasitoid Venturia canescens (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae Gravenhorst)
Guz N, Kilincer N, Aksoy S. Molecular characterization of Ephestia kuehniella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) transferrin and its response to parasitoid Venturia canescens (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae Gravenhorst). Insect Molecular Biology 2012, 21: 139-147. PMID: 22229520, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2011.01129.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsect transferrinsDeduced amino acid sequenceFull-length cDNAPupal developmental stagesAmino acid sequenceLast larval instarNorthern blot analysisSignificant homologyChilo suppressalisFat bodyAcid sequenceMediterranean flour mothBombyx moriPlutella xylostellaSpodoptera lituraMolecular characterizationLarval instarsMolecular massDevelopmental stagesGalleria mellonellaChoristoneura fumiferanaAmino acidsOvary tissuesVenturia canescensIron-binding protein transferrin