Proteome Analysis of Watery Saliva Secreted by Green Rice Leafhopper, Nephotettix cincticeps.

The green rice leafhopper, Nephotettix cincticeps, is a vascular bundle feeder that discharges watery and gelling saliva during the feeding process. To understand the potential functions of saliva for successful and safe feeding on host plants, we analyzed the complexity of proteinaceous components...

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Main Authors: Makoto Hattori, Setsuko Komatsu, Hiroaki Noda, Yukiko Matsumoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0123671