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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Martins LA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3812268 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PloS one 20131029 10
Insect storage proteins accumulate at high levels during larval development of holometabolous insects. During metamorphosis they are degraded, supplying energy and amino acids for the completion of adult development. The genome of Culex quinquefasciatus contains eleven storage protein-coding genes. Their transcripts are more abundant in larvae than in pupae and in adults. In fact, only four of these genes are transcribed in adults, two of which in blood-fed adult females but not in adult males. ...[more]