title: Beta-integrin of Anopheles gambiae: mRNA cloning and analysis of structure and expression.
abstract: We have isolated an mRNA encoding a beta integrin subunit of the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae. Our analysis predicts a protein that is very similar to betaPS, the fruitfly orthologue. The gene is expressed during all developmental stages and it is found in all body parts, including the midgut. Finally, the expression of the gene does not seem to be modulated during blood meals, except for a substantial increase 48 h posthaematophagy, when digestion is nearly complete.
authors: Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, 711 10 Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Mahairaki
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Lycett
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Blass
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Louis
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D018821:CD18 Antigens / Q000235:genetics; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000235:genetics; D015870:Gene Expression; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D019476:Insect Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D039001:Integrin alpha Chains; D039641:Integrin beta Chains; D019012:Integrin beta1 / Q000235:genetics; D016023:Integrins / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D018821:CD18 Antigens; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D019476:Insect Proteins; D039001:Integrin alpha Chains; D039641:Integrin beta Chains; D019012:Integrin beta1; D016023:Integrins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C435744:bint1 protein, Anopheles; C082188:if protein, Drosophila