ISSN:
1573-4927
Keywords:
immunoelectrophoresis
;
insect hemolymph
;
structural genes
;
postsynthetic regulation
;
genetic regulation
;
enzymes
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract Rocket immunoelectrophoresis was used to estimate aldehyde oxidase cross-reacting material (AO-CRM) in larval hemolymph and adult fly extracts in mutants with reduced AO enzymatic activity. Hemolymph of larvae homozygous for Aldox n, which is a mutation of the presumed structural gene for AO, contains 30% of the wild-type CRM. The demonstration of AO-CRM in Aldox n larval hemolymph is surprising since this genotype has been reported to lack CRM. By contrast, adult Aldox n flies lack detectable CRM. The other AO-deficient mutants that were examined are cin, mal, and lxd; each has appreciable levels of CRM in both larval hemolymph and adult extracts. Detection of CRM in these mutants helps to clarify conflicting reports in the literature.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00484940
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