Regulation of the corpora allata in the black mutant of Manduca sexta
โ Scribed by Steven J. Kramer; Fred Kalish
- Book ID
- 115978000
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 825 KB
- Volume
- 30
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-1910
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An in vitro assay has been developed for determining prenyltransferase activity in larval corpora allata homogenates of the lepidopteran Manduca sexfa. Optimal activity was obtained by the addition of glycerol and bovine serum albumin. The prenyltransferase required either Mg2+ or Mn2+ for activity
Allatotropin (AT) is a 13 amino acid neuropeptide isolated from the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta, which stimulates the biosynthesis of juvenile hormone (JH) in adult females of this insect. In this paper we report that AT stimulates inositol phosphate formation in both female and male corpora all