title: cDNA cloning, characterization, and developmental expression of the 20S proteasome alpha5 subunit in the Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata.
abstract: In the present study, we report the cDNA cloning, characterization, and developmental expression of the 20S proteasome alpha5 subunit from the Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata (medfly). Using an RT-PCR fragment that corresponds to the amino-terminal region of the Drosophila melanogaster 20S proteasome alpha5 subunit, we isolated a 987-bp cDNA that encodes the complete coding region of the medfly ortholog, which was named CcPSMA5. CcPSMA5 consists of 241 amino acids and has a predicted molecular weight of 26.4 kDa and pI 4.75. Comparison of the CcPSMA5 amino acid sequence with the sequences of all known 20S proteasome alpha5 subunits from different organisms indicated that the medfly 20S proteasome alpha5 subunit has the strongest homology to that of Drosophila. In situ hybridization showed that the CcPSMA5 gene is mapped in the region 44B of chromosome 4. Northern blot hybridization analysis showed that the CcPSMA5 mRNA has a size of approximately 1.2 kb. High levels of the CcPSMA5 mRNA were detected in freshly laid eggs, indicating that they were maternally deposited. The mRNA expression pattern during medfly development suggests that the CcPSMA5 gene is upregulated before mid-embryogenesis and at the onset of metamorphosis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Genetics, Cell and Developmental Biology, Department of Biology, University of Patras, Patras, Greece.
authors.forename: Meletios
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Verras
authors.forename: Polyxeni
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gourzi
authors.forename: Katerina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kalosaka
authors.forename: Antigone
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zacharopoulou
authors.forename: Anastassios C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Mintzas
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D033622:Ceratitis capitata / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development*; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D046988:Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D021122:Protein Subunits / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D021122:Protein Subunits; D046988:Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex