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SUBMITTER: Yu HZ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7240487 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Insects 20200417 4
Chitin is one the main components of the insect cuticle, and chitin synthase (CHS) is an important enzyme required for chitin formation. CHS has been characterized in various insect species, but the structure and biochemical properties in <i>Spodoptera litura</i> have not been determined. In this study, we identified two <i>CHS</i> genes, <i>SlCHS1</i> and <i>SlCHS2</i>, which encode proteins with 1565 and 1520 amino acid residues, respectively. Transcriptional analysis suggested that <i>SlCHS1< ...[more]