Purification and characterization of a male-specific protein in the hemolymph of the wax moth, Galleria mellonella L

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology
H Y LeeH R Kim

Abstract

A male-specific protein (MSP) present only in males was identified from the hemolymph of the wax moth, Galleria mellonella L., by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) and purified by anion-exchange chromatography. MSP has a native molecular mass of 55 kDa and consists of two 27-kDa subunits. An isoelectric point of MSP was measured to be approximately 5.8. MSP is a glycoprotein that contains 1.7% carbohydrate. The compositional analysis of carbohydrate component indicated a predominance of fructose and glucose. MSP also contains large amounts of asparagine, aspartic acid, glutamine, glutamic acid, and lysine but small amounts of tyrosine, methionine, and tryptophan. Western blot analysis of the hemolymph of each developmental stage indicated that MSP is present in the hemolymph of 8-day-old pupa and adult. Also, results from Western blotting indicated that MSP is not present in the tissues of larvae and of female adults but appears in the fat body of male pupae and adult and testis of adult. The fat body and testis of male pupae and adult were cultured in vitro to trace the place and time of MSP synthesis. The fat body began to synthesize MSP in late pupae and showed active synthesis during the adult stage. The distributio...Continue Reading

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Apr 26, 2000·Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Part A, Molecular & Integrative Physiology·Y H LeeH R Kim
Oct 23, 2003·Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology·Jikhyon HanHak R Kim

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