A novel highly divergent protein family identified from a viviparous insect by RNA-seq analysis: a potential target for tsetse fly-specific abortifacients.

In tsetse flies, nutrients for intrauterine larval development are synthesized by the modified accessory gland (milk gland) and provided in mother's milk during lactation. Interference with at least two milk proteins has been shown to extend larval development and reduce fecundity. The goal of...

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Main Authors: Joshua B Benoit, Geoffrey M Attardo, Veronika Michalkova, Tyler B Krause, Jana Bohova, Qirui Zhang, Aaron A Baumann, Paul O Mireji, Peter Takáč, David L Denlinger, Jose M Ribeiro, Serap Aksoy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-04-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3998918?pdf=render