Synthesis of ovary-specific proteins in mosquitoes
- 1 January 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Invertebrate Reproduction
- Vol. 2 (3), 153-163
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01651269.1980.10553351
Abstract
Synthesis of soluble proteins by the ovary was studied in blood-fed Aedes aegypti and Culex nigripalpus, and in unfed, autogenous Aedes atropalpus. Synthesis of the ovary-specific proteins was compared, in vitro and in vivo, with synthesis of vitellogenin by the fat body. Both types were found to be phosphoproteins. Synthesis of ovary-specific proteins reached a peak, dependent on species, 12–24 h after maximal synthesis of vitellogenin. A. atropalpus synthesized both types of proteins without a blood meal.Keywords
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