2012
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
2000
A family of genes with growth factor and adenosine deaminase similarity are preferentially expressed in the salivary glands of Glossina m. morsitans
Li S, Aksoy S. A family of genes with growth factor and adenosine deaminase similarity are preferentially expressed in the salivary glands of Glossina m. morsitans. Gene 2000, 252: 83-93. PMID: 10903440, DOI: 10.1016/s0378-1119(00)00226-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine DeaminaseAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceBlotting, NorthernBlotting, SouthernDNADNA, ComplementaryFemaleGene Expression RegulationGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGrowth SubstancesMaleMolecular Sequence DataRNA, MessengerSalivaSalivary GlandsSequence Analysis, DNASpecies SpecificityTissue DistributionTsetse FliesConceptsOpen reading frameFemale adult fliesDeduced protein sequenceSignal peptide characteristicDifferent fly tissuesFamily of genesFull-length cDNAAmino acid identityLarval developmental stagesRegulation of expressionN-terminal regionGrowth factorAmino acid residuesTissues of adultAnalysis of proteinsGenomic arrangementPutative proteinFly tissuesSarcophaga peregrinaAcid identityHydrophobic sequenceCDNA libraryReading frameAdult fliesProtein sequences
1998
Tsetse thrombin inhibitor: Bloodmeal-induced expression of an anticoagulant in salivary glands and gut tissue of Glossina morsitans morsitans
Cappello M, Li S, Chen X, Li C, Harrison L, Narashimhan S, Beard C, Aksoy S. Tsetse thrombin inhibitor: Bloodmeal-induced expression of an anticoagulant in salivary glands and gut tissue of Glossina morsitans morsitans. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1998, 95: 14290-14295. PMID: 9826693, PMCID: PMC24366, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.95.24.14290.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAnticoagulantsAntithrombin ProteinsAntithrombinsBase SequenceBloodCloning, MolecularDigestive SystemDNA, ComplementaryEatingEscherichia coliFemaleGene Expression RegulationInsect ProteinsMaleMolecular Sequence DataPupaRecombinant ProteinsRNA, MessengerSalivary GlandsThrombinTranscription, GeneticTsetse FliesConceptsTsetse thrombin inhibitorPutative secretory signal peptideNative proteinGlossina morsitans morsitansFull-length cDNADegenerate oligonucleotide probeSecretory signal peptideSalivary gland cDNA libraryLack of homologyMorsitans morsitansUntranslated segmentSignal peptideInhibitor geneCDNA librarySingle copyTsetse genomeAdult tsetse fliesFamily of moleculesSegment codesEscherichia coliOptimal inhibitory activityOligonucleotide probesTsetse fliesSalivary glandsGut tissue