title: Identification of the gene encoding pro-phenoloxidase A(3) in the fruitfly, Drosophila melanogaster.
abstract: The fruitfly, Drosophila melanogaster, has three proPO genes (DoxA1, CG8193 and CG2952). DoxA1 has been shown to encode proPO A(1), one of the two proPO isoforms (A(1) and A(3)). However, which of CG8193 or CG2952 encodes proPO A(3) has so far remained elusive. In Northern analysis, CG8193 expression was strong during the larval stage, yet expression of CG2952 was not detected at any stage. Immunoblot analyses with specific antibodies detected CG8193 in the larval hemolymph at the mobility of the endogenous proPOA(3), though no signal for CG2952. These results indicate that the expression of CG2952 is very low and that CG8193 is the gene that encodes proPO A3. Processing of A(1)and A(3) isoforms in adult homogenate and activity of recombinant proPOs were also investigated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Minamiosawa, Hachioji City, Tokyo, Japan. asano-tsunaki@tmu.ac.jp
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Asano
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takebuchi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D004156:Catechol Oxidase / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics*; D015180:Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional; D004792:Enzyme Precursors / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D017344:Genes, Insect; D015151:Immunoblotting; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D007814:Larva / Q000201:enzymology; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004792:Enzyme Precursors; D007527:Isoenzymes; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; C038451:pro-phenoloxidase; D004156:Catechol Oxidase