Developmental variation and amino acid sequences of cytochromes c of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster and the flesh fly Boettcherisca peregrina.
The amino acid sequences of cytochromes c purified from the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster and the flesh fly Boettcherisca peregrina were determined. In contrast with the case of the housefly, isocytochromes c were not detected in these flies at any developmental stage. The sequence of fruit fly cytochrome c differed from that reported previously but was identical with that predicted from the nucleotide sequence of the fruit fly cytochrome c gene (DC4) (Limbach, K.J. & Wu, R. (1985) Nucl. Acids Res. 13, 631-644). Isocytochrome c of the fruit fly, reported to be encoded by the DC3 gene, was not detected as a functional cytochrome c molecule.
D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D003574:Cytochrome c Group / Q000235:genetics*; D004175:Diptera / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development*; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development*; D014644:Genetic Variation; D010449:Peptide Mapping; D013045:Species Specificity; D014357:Trypsin
D003574:Cytochrome c Group; D014357:Trypsin