ISSN:
1617-4623
Keywords:
Fibroin
;
DNA sequence
;
Protein sequence
;
Alternative polyadenylation
;
Proteolytic processing
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract The posterior section of Galleria mellonella silk glands contains two abundant mRNAs that are identical except for the non-coding tail, which includes either two (1.1 kb mRNA) or three (1.2 kb mRNA) consensus sequences for polyadenylation sites. The transcripts are 40% homologous in the coding as well as non-coding regions with the mRNA encoding light-chain fibroin (L-fibroin) in Bombyx mori; the deduced translation product shows 43% identity with the Bombyx L-fibroin peptide, with all three cysteines conserved. Amino acid analysis of the N-termini of Galleria silk proteins revealed that L-fibroin (25 kDa) occurs in two isoforms, the shorter one lacking the Ala-Pro dipeptide residue at its N-terminus. The 29 and 30 kDa Galleria silk proteins appear to be homologs of Bombyx silk component P25. The results suggest that evolutionary diversification of Galleria and Bombyx L-fibroins involves alternative polyadenylation and proteolytic processing sites.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00425815
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