XB-ART-37283
J Med Entomol
2008 Jan 01;451:68-74. doi: 10.1603/0022-2585(2008)45[68:aapfto]2.0.co;2.
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An aquaporin-like protein from the ovaries and gut of American dog tick (Acari: Ixodidae).
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A cDNA encoding a putative aquaporin was cloned from the ovaries of the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis (Say) (Acari: Ixodidae). The encoded protein is most similar to the vertebrate aquaporin 9 protein family. Localization by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) shows expression in the gut and ovaries of adult females but not in the synganglion, Malpighian tubules, or salivary glands. Quantitative RT-PCR indicates that it is primarily expressed in the ovaries, with approximately 146 times more transcript than in the gut. When expressed in Xenopus oocytes, the aquaporin-like protein localized to the plasma membrane.
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