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19682451

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-9-23
pubmed:abstractText
In the present study, we purified and sequenced a homolog of the Drosophila imaginal disc growth factor (IDGF) from the hemolymph of Bombyx mori (BmIDGF). Antibodies against BmIDGF were produced and subsequently used in immunoblotting analyses. The immunoblotting analyses demonstrated an extremely high level of BmIDGF in the hemolymph throughout the period of rapid growth of the organs of B. mori. The results of RT-PCR showed that BmIDGF was predominantly expressed in fat bodies. Real-time RT-PCR revealed that BmIDGF transcripts in fat bodies were highly expressed during the feeding stage but significantly suppressed during the molting, wandering, and pupal stages. Starvation brought about a significant decline of BmIDGF mRNAs in the fat bodies and BmIDGF proteins in the hemolymph. After re-feeding, the BmIDGF transcripts in fat bodies and BmIDGF proteins in the hemolymph increased again. In addition, an immunocytochemical study revealed BmIDGF proteins on the surface of wing discs. The present findings suggest that the level of BmIDGF in the hemolymph was modulated by the fat body in response to nutritional conditions and that BmIDGF was transported to target organs through the hemolymph.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1879-1611
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
55
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1065-71
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Purification and expression analysis of imaginal disc growth factor in the silkworm, Bombyx mori.
pubmed:affiliation
Faculty of Agriculture, Utsunomiya University, Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't