Structure of a D-protein gene and amino-acid sequences of the highly repetitive D-proteins secreted by the accessory glands of the mealworm beetle

被引：3

作者：

Paesen, GC ^{[1
]}

Feng, X ^{[1
]}

Happ, GM ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] UNIV VERMONT,DEPT ZOOL,BURLINGTON,VT 05405

来源：

BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEIN STRUCTURE AND MOLECULAR ENZYMOLOGY | 1996年 / 1293卷 / 02期

关键词：

D-protein; D-gene; spermatophore; accessory gland; (T-molitor);

D O I：

10.1016/0167-4838(96)00009-X

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：

The D-group proteins form the major component of the proteinaceous secretion of the tubular accessory glands of the yellow mealworm beetle, Tenebrio molitor. In a previous paper [1], we reported the sequence of two D-protein cDNAs and their inferred translation products. Both proteins contain three highly repetitive domains (A, A' and B). In this paper, we present the cDNA-inferred sequences of 8 more D-proteins, none of which contains an A' domain. We also present the structure of a D-protein gene. Southern analysis suggests that. genes coding for an A' domain are relatively rare. Genes with a total of 7 or 8 (A + B domain) repeats seem most common.

引用

页码：171 / 176

页数：6

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[1] ISOLATION, PARTIAL CHARACTERIZATION, AND LOCALIZATION OF THE A-PROTEIN AND B-PROTEIN FROM THE TUBULAR ACCESSORY-GLAND OF MALE TENEBRIO-MOLITOR [J].