TY - JOUR
T1 - Analysis of a gene cluster for sarcotoxin II, a group of antibacterial proteins of Sarcophaga peregrina
AU - Kanai, Akio
AU - Natori, Shunji
PY - 1990
Y1 - 1990
N2 - Sarcotoxin II is a group of antibacterial proteins of Sarcophaga peregrina (flesh fly) with related primary structures. We have cloned three genes in this family. These genes formed a tandem array with about 2-kb intervals, and one of them was present in the opposite strand. The putative amino acid sequences of the proteins encoded by these genes were very similar except for a deletion in one of them. All of the genes were found to be activated transiently in the same way when the larval body wall was injured, suggesting that the encoded proteins are acute-phase-responsive proteins for protecting the insect from bacterial infection.
AB - Sarcotoxin II is a group of antibacterial proteins of Sarcophaga peregrina (flesh fly) with related primary structures. We have cloned three genes in this family. These genes formed a tandem array with about 2-kb intervals, and one of them was present in the opposite strand. The putative amino acid sequences of the proteins encoded by these genes were very similar except for a deletion in one of them. All of the genes were found to be activated transiently in the same way when the larval body wall was injured, suggesting that the encoded proteins are acute-phase-responsive proteins for protecting the insect from bacterial infection.
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U2 - 10.1128/MCB.10.12.6114
DO - 10.1128/MCB.10.12.6114
M3 - Article
C2 - 2247051
AN - SCOPUS:0025201310
SN - 0270-7306
VL - 10
SP - 6114
EP - 6122
JO - Molecular and cellular biology
JF - Molecular and cellular biology
IS - 12
ER -