Abstract:
:Accessory gland peptide 76A, (Acp76A), belongs to the serpin superfamily of proteins (serine protease inhibitors). Acp76A is a secreted protein synthesized only in the Drosophila melanogaster adult male accessory gland. Accumulation of the protein in males is first detected with polyclonal antibodies at 1 day after eclosion. The level of the protein in virgin males reaches a peak 5-8 days post-eclosion, and remains constant for at least 20 days. Upon mating the amount of Acp76A in males drops dramatically, but recovers by 24 h after mating. Immediately after mating the Acp76A is found in the female uterus. By 6 h after mating the amount of Acp76A detected in females is drastically reduced.
journal_name
Insect Biochem Mol Bioljournal_title
Insect biochemistry and molecular biologyauthors
Coleman S,Drähn B,Petersen G,Stolorov J,Kraus Kdoi
10.1016/0965-1748(94)00055-msubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1995-02-01 00:00:00pages
203-7issue
2eissn
0965-1748issn
1879-0240pii
096517489400055Mjournal_volume
25pub_type
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