Expression of melittin gene in the venom gland of the Chinese honeybee, Apis cerana cerana
Overview & Synopsis
Melittin is the principal component of bee venom. Melittin in Apis cerana (Ac-melt) is a single copy gene. A full length Ac-melt cDNA is 389 bp, with a single 191 bp intron in the genome. Its mRNA level was high during the first week of adult life and low during the rest of adult life. Melittin or its precursor could not be detected in the pupal stage. Melittin level increased rapidly to its maximum (about 95 $\mu$g per worker bee) during the first 8-10 days of adult age, and remained constant for about 20 days before starting to decline slowly. The expression of melittin is regulated at the transcriptional level.
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| Document Title | Expression of melittin gene in the venom gland of the Chinese honeybee, Apis cerana cerana |
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| Author / Organization | Jiang-Hong Li, Chuan-Xi Zhang, Zhen-Hua Tang |
| Subject & Discipline | Multidisciplinary Academic Open Research |
| Categories | Science & Mathematics |
| Publication Year | 2005 |
| License / Rights | Open Access / Creative Commons |
| Resource Verification | Listed PDF (Verification Pending) |
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HAL Open Science
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| File Format | application/pdf (Portable Document Format) |
| Language | EN |
| Catalog ID | DOC-106655 |
| Original Source Link | Visit Source Page on hal.science » |