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18615707

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-12-22
pubmed:abstractText
Lysozymes act as crucial bacteriolytic enzymes in insect immune system by hydrolyzing the beta (1-->4) bonds between N-acetylglucosamine and N-acetylmuramic acid in the peptidoglycan of prokaryotic cell walls. We have isolated and characterized a Helicoverpa armigera cDNA encoding an insect lysozyme named HaLyz. We amplified a fragment by PCR, using degenerate primers derived from the conservative amino acid sequences for performing 5' and 3' RACE. The full-length cDNA was 661 base pairs. The theoretical pI and molecular weight of the protein were computed to be 9.08 and 15.6 kDa, respectively. Prokaryotic expression of the HaLyz ORF by Escherichia coli confirmed the calculated molecular weight of the protein. The deduced 135 amino acids showed high homology with known lysozymes from other insects, ranging from 47% to 89% by BLASTp search in NCBI. Analyses revealed that this protein has a typical lysozyme C signature among amino acids 93-111, CNVTCAEMLLDDITKASTC. An interesting relation between immunity and larva to pupa metamorphosis in insects was discovered. Real time-PCR showed that HaLyz gene expression was transiently enhanced at the onset of metamorphosis of the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera. The gene expression was up-regulated after the injection of E. coli or entomopathogenic fungi, Beauveria bassiana, but showed different expression patterns.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1520-6327
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
70
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
18-29
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Up-regulation of lysozyme gene expression during metamorphosis and immune challenge of the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't