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Zeng,Xianglan; Ye,Haihui; Yang,Ya'nan; Wang,Guizhong; Huang,Huiyang. |
Intracellular fatty acid-binding proteins (FABPs) are multifunctional cytosolic lipid-binding proteins found in vertebrates and invertebrates. In this work, we used RACE to obtain a full-length cDNA of Sp-FABP from the mud crab Scylla paramamosain. The open reading frame of the full length cDNA (886 bp) encoded a 136 amino acid polypeptide that showed high homology with related genes from other species. Real-time quantitative PCR identified variable levels of Sp-FABP transcripts in epidermis, eyestalk, gill, heart, hemocytes, hepatopancreas, muscle, ovary, stomach and thoracic ganglia. In ovaries, Sp-FABP expression increased gradually from stage I to stage IV of development and decreased in stage V. Sp-FABP transcripts in the hepatopancreas and hemocytes... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Fatty acid-binding protein; Immunity; Ovary development; Real-time quantitative PCR; Scylla paramamosain. |
Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572013000100021 |
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Brito,C.F.A.; Oliveira,G.C.; Oliveira,S.C.; Street,M.; Riengrojpitak,S.; Wilson,R.A.; Simpson,A.J.G.; Correa-Oliveira,R.. |
Sm14 is a 14-kDa vaccine candidate antigen from Schistosoma mansoni that seems to be involved in cytoplasmic trafficking of fatty acids. Although schistosomes have a high requirement for lipids, they are not able to synthesize fatty acids and sterols de novo. Thus, they must acquire host lipids. In order to determine whether Sm14 is present in different stages of the life cycle of the parasite, we performed RT-PCR. Sm14 mRNA was identified in all stages of the life cycle studied, mainly schistosomulum, adult worm and egg. Additionally, we used a rabbit anti-Sm14 polyclonal antibody in an indirect immunofluorescence assay to localize Sm14 in adult worm sections. The basal lamella of the tegument and the gut epithelium were strongly labeled. These tissues... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Sm14; Fatty acid-binding protein; FABP; Immunolocalization; RT-PCR. |
Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2002000300014 |
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