PMID: 8955885Nov 1, 1996Paper

Ecdysteroid mediated muscle actin synthesis during the larval development of rice moth, Corcyra cephalonica

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology International
A ShanavasAparna Dutta-Gupta

Abstract

Protein fractions from the whole body homogenates were separated on SDS-PAGE and the muscle actin band was identified by western blotting, using commercial antibody raised against chick back muscle actin (Sigma Chemical Co., USA). The antibody was found to be specific for muscle actin, as it did not cross react with cytoplasmic actin of the nervous system. The molecular weight of the muscle actin in Corcyra was found to be around 46 kDa. The concentration of actin was found to be more or less the same in penultimate and early-last instar larvae and it increased during mid and late-last instar development. Thereafter, it has dropped to its minimum during the pupal stage. But, once again it increased to its maximum in adults. Thorax-ligation in early and late-last instar larvae resulted in decreased synthesis of muscle actin and this was more pronounced after 48 h of ligation. Injection of 20-hydroxyecdysone to insects which were thorax-ligated for 24 and 48 h was found to significantly increase the concentration of actin, suggesting that the ecdysteroids mediate the muscle actin synthesis during the larval development of Corcyra.

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