Journal article
An unusual myosuppressin from the blood-feeding bug Rhodnius prolixus
Abstract
The myosuppressin (MS) gene was cloned from a central nervous system (CNS) cDNA library of the hematophagous insect Rhodnius prolixus and is predicted to contain two introns and three exons. The mRNA transcribed from the myosuppressin gene encodes an 88 amino acid prepropeptide, which results in a mature decapeptide after post-translational modification. When compared with the myosuppressins isolated from other insects, the R. prolixus …
Authors
Lee D; Taufique H; da Silva R; Lange AB
Journal
Journal of Experimental Biology, Vol. 215, No. 12, pp. 2088–2095
Publisher
The Company of Biologists
Publication Date
June 15, 2012
DOI
10.1242/jeb.067447
ISSN
0022-0949