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Cuticular proteins from the giant cockroach, Blaberus craniifer. 1997

U G Jensen, and A Rothmann, and L Skou, and S O Andersen, and P Roepstorff, and P Højrup
Department of Molecular Biology, Odense University, Denmark.

The extractable proteins from selected cuticular regions of nymphs and adults of the cockroach, Blaberus craniifer, have been compared by two-dimensional gel-electrophoresis. Only minor differences in protein patterns were observed when nymphal and adult pre-ecdysial cuticles (presumptive exocuticle) were compared, whereas the pattern obtained from nymphal mid-instar cuticle (mainly endocuticle) differed markedly from that obtained from mature adult cuticle. The pattern obtained from nymphal mid-instar cuticle depended upon the specific cuticular region analysed, but the differences within a stage were, to a large extent, quantitative and not qualitative. Seven nymphal endocuticular proteins have been purified to near homogeneity, and the complete amino acid sequence has been determined for three of them. One of the proteins, Bc-NCP1, contains a 16-residue motif repeated three times and containing a disulphide bridge. Protein Bc-NCP2 has a twice repeated motif in common with a pupal protein from Bombyx mori, and Bc-NCP4 contains a twice-repeated sequence of nine residues and is moreover characterized by an unusual high content of valine (22.0%). None of the protein sequences shows significant similarities to the sequences determined for locus endocuticular proteins, except that they all have pyroglutamate as the N-terminal residue.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008969 Molecular Sequence Data Descriptions of specific amino acid, carbohydrate, or nucleotide sequences which have appeared in the published literature and/or are deposited in and maintained by databanks such as GENBANK, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), National Biomedical Research Foundation (NBRF), or other sequence repositories. Sequence Data, Molecular,Molecular Sequencing Data,Data, Molecular Sequence,Data, Molecular Sequencing,Sequencing Data, Molecular
D009758 Nymph The immature stage in the life cycle of those orders of insects characterized by gradual metamorphosis, in which the young resemble the imago in general form of body, including compound eyes and external wings; also the 8-legged stage of mites and ticks that follows the first moult.
D003058 Cockroaches Insects of the order Dictyoptera comprising several families including Blaberidae, BLATTELLIDAE, Blattidae (containing the American cockroach PERIPLANETA americana), Cryptocercidae, and Polyphagidae. Blaberidae,Blattaria,Blattidae,Blattodea,Cryptocercidae,Dictyoptera,Polyphagidae,Cockroach,Blattarias,Blattodeas,Cockroache,Cockroachs,Dictyopteras
D000595 Amino Acid Sequence The order of amino acids as they occur in a polypeptide chain. This is referred to as the primary structure of proteins. It is of fundamental importance in determining PROTEIN CONFORMATION. Protein Structure, Primary,Amino Acid Sequences,Sequence, Amino Acid,Sequences, Amino Acid,Primary Protein Structure,Primary Protein Structures,Protein Structures, Primary,Structure, Primary Protein,Structures, Primary Protein
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D015180 Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional Electrophoresis in which a second perpendicular electrophoretic transport is performed on the separate components resulting from the first electrophoresis. This technique is usually performed on polyacrylamide gels. Gel Electrophoresis, Two-Dimensional,Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis, Two-Dimensional,2-D Gel Electrophoresis,2-D Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis,2D Gel Electrophoresis,2D PAGE,2D Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis,Electrophoresis, Gel, 2-D,Electrophoresis, Gel, 2D,Electrophoresis, Gel, Two Dimensional,Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis, 2-D,Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis, 2D,Two Dimensional Gel Electrophoresis,2 D Gel Electrophoresis,2 D Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis,Electrophoresis, 2-D Gel,Electrophoresis, 2D Gel,Electrophoresis, Two-Dimensional Gel,Gel Electrophoresis, 2-D,Gel Electrophoresis, 2D,Gel Electrophoresis, Two Dimensional,PAGE, 2D,Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis, 2 D,Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis, Two Dimensional,Two-Dimensional Gel Electrophoresis
D017386 Sequence Homology, Amino Acid The degree of similarity between sequences of amino acids. This information is useful for the analyzing genetic relatedness of proteins and species. Homologous Sequences, Amino Acid,Amino Acid Sequence Homology,Homologs, Amino Acid Sequence,Homologs, Protein Sequence,Homology, Protein Sequence,Protein Sequence Homologs,Protein Sequence Homology,Sequence Homology, Protein,Homolog, Protein Sequence,Homologies, Protein Sequence,Protein Sequence Homolog,Protein Sequence Homologies,Sequence Homolog, Protein,Sequence Homologies, Protein,Sequence Homologs, Protein
D019476 Insect Proteins Proteins found in any species of insect. Insect Protein,Protein, Insect,Proteins, Insect

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