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. 1994 Aug 11;22(15):2945–2950. doi: 10.1093/nar/22.15.2945

The two duplicated insecticyanin genes, ins-a and ins-b are differentially expressed in the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta.

W C Li 1, L M Riddiford 1
PMCID: PMC310259  PMID: 8065906

Abstract

Two gene-specific probes were generated from the unique sequences in the 3' non-coding regions of the two insecticyanin genes, ins-a and ins-b to study the developmental expression of these genes in Manduca sexta. Both genes were initially transcribed in the freshly hatched first instar larvae and then expressed in the epidermis and to a lesser degree in the fat body during every larval feeding stage. In the epidermis of the 4th and 5th instar larvae, both mRNAs appeared shortly before ecdysis and accumulated to maximal levels within a day. As the larval epidermis became pupally committed on day 3 of the 5th (final) instar, INS-a mRNA quickly decreased, whereas INS-b mRNA showed a second peak of accumulation. In the fat body, both genes showed a similar expression pattern within the 4th instar to that of the epidermis except that levels were lower and ins-b mRNA dominated. In the final instar, only ins-b mRNA was present in significant amount. These findings not only reveal that the two duplicated insecticyanin genes have diverged in their expression pattern but also demonstrate, for the first time, that fat body also expresses insecticyanin genes.

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