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| Alves,Gutemberg G.; Marinho-Carvalho,Monica M.; Atella,Georgia C.; Silva-Neto,Mario A.C.; Sola-Penna,Mauro. |
| 6-phosphofructo-1-kinase (phosphofructokinase; PFK) activity from Rhodnius prolixus, a haematophagous insect which is usually a poor flyer, was measured and compared in two metabolically active tissues - flight muscle and fat body. The activity of this important regulatory glycolytic enzyme was much more pronounced in muscle (15.1 ± 1.4 U/mg) than in fat body extracts (3.6±0.4 U/mg), although the latter presented higher levels of enzyme per protein content, as measured by western-blotting. Muscle extracts are more responsible than fat body to ATP and fructose 6-phosphate, both substrates of PFK. Allosteric regulation exerted by different effectors such as ADP, AMP and fructose 2,6-phosphate presented a singular pattern for each tissue. Optimal pH (8.0-8.5)... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Phosphofructokinase; Metabolism; Insect. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652007000100008 |
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| Atella,Georgia C.; Gondim,Katia C.; Machado,Ednildo A.; Medeiros,Marcelo N.; Silva-Neto,Mário A.C.; Masuda,Hatisaburo. |
| In triatomines, as well as in other insects, accumulation of yolk is a process in which an extra-ovarian tissue, the fat body, produces yolk proteins that are packed in the egg. The main protein, synthesized by the fat body, which is accumulated inside the oocyte, is vitellogenin. This process is also known as vitellogenesis. There are growing evidences in triatomines that besides fat body the ovary also produces yolk proteins. The way these yolk proteins enter the oocyte will be discussed. Yolk is a complex material composed of proteins, lipids, carbohydrates and other minor components which are packed inside the oocyte in an organized manner. Fertilization triggers embryogenesis, a process where an embryo will develop. During embryogenesis the yolk will... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Oogenesis; Vitellogenesis; Embryogenesis; Triatomines; Rhodnius prolixus. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652005000300005 |
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