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significant difference was detected
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The PMs from all three stages studi
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amino acids (Figure 3.4) including
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1 McCHS-B MATKPKTPGFTGLGDDSEDESEYTP
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36 1 70 AiCHI MKAILATLAVLAVVTTAIEAD
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38 1 70 AiNAG MWLQKYSLCAVYITLLSVICV
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3.3.4 Expression Analysis of the Ge
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Figure 3.10 Expression of Mamestra
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H. virescens (Ryerse et al., 1992)
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3.4.3 Tissue Specific Expression of
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(Chamankhah et al., 2003), McSerpin
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4. SURVEY AND PRELIMINARY CHARACTER
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Table 4.1 RT-PCR primers used in ex
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Table 4.2 Proteins identified from
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Figure 4.2 Two dimensional gel elec
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Figure 4.3 Expression of Mamestra c
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Trypsins Chymotrypsins Elastase 57
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(Figure 4.5 continued) 351 420 McAP
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(Figure 4.5 continued) 1051 1102 Mc
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4.3.3.2.3 Insect intestinal lipases
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4.3.3.2.5 α-Amylase Mascot analysi
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4.3.4.3 REPAT Mascot analysis ident
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Appendix A). All proteins were pred
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eported to be restricted to midgut
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and Ellar, 2007; Angelucci et al.,
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the M. configurata PM. McALP1 is pr
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larvae; whereas HMG176 is expressed
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4.4.4 Proteins without Orthologs Th
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5.2 Material and Methods 5.2.1 Rapi
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Table 5.2 (continued) Primer 1 Sequ
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uffer (without β-mercaptoethanol)
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5.3.2 Insect Intestinal Mucins (McI
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proline (9.3%), histidine (11.1%),
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molting larvae (Figure 5.4B). A low
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Figure 5.6 One dimensional (1D) and
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(Figure 5.7 continued) 421 429 BmCD
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meliloti (RhiNODB) and Colletotrich
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5.3.3.5 Demonstration of chitin dea
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similar colour changes, indicating
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5.3.4.3 Gene expression Expression
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transfer to a gelatin impregnated p
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produced and stored in secretory ve
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The results of CDA activity assays
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catalytically active. Of the 10 lip
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6. SURVEY, CHARACTERIZATION AND EVO
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PAD, conserved aromatic amino acids
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6.2.5 Antisera Production, Protein
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McPPAD1 MIAKFLTTVL LLNVVLTAEI PQKNA
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with the 951 bp cDNA. The McPPAD2 p
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The anti-rMcPPAD1 antiserum reacted
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Four types of PPADs were identified
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Figure 6.7 (legend is on the next p
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Figure 6.8 Model showing the propos
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Figure 6.9 Modeling of Mamestra con
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6.4.1.2 Expression Genes encoding P
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Table 6.4 (continued) Species Prote
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however, this is not present in McP
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that bonds could form between C2 an
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to form a bond with C3 in the eight
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Mamestra configurata nucleopolyhedr
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solution. In parallel, PMs without
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Figure 7.1 Analysis of strongly ass
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Figure 7.3 Analysis of Mamestra con
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kDa representing the degradation pr
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8. TARGETING GENES INVOLVED IN PERI
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Table 8.1 RT-PCR primers used for a
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50 µl 0.1% Triton-100 in nuclease
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Figure 8.1 RT-PCR analysis to detec
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clear as the same dosages and dsRNA
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RNAi to be initiated by dsRNA feedi
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2003), which could inhibit the acti
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in vitro (Cho et al., 2000), which
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glycan, two GlcNAc residues are lin
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The current study is also the first
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TcCHS2 are specialized for synthesi
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Blair, D.E., Hekmat, O., Schuttelko
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Chapman, R.F., 1985. Structure of t
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Dong, D-J., He, H-J., Chai, L-Q., W
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Filho, B.P.D., Lemos, F.J.A., Secun
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Grossi de Sa, M.F., Chrispeels, M.J
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Huang, X., Madan, A., 1999. CAP3: A
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Kim, M.G., Shin, S.W., Bae, K.S., K
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Lepore, L.S., Roelvink, P.R., Grana
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novel, very large fluorescent lipoc
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Palli, S.R., Locke, M., 1987. Hemol
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Ponnuvel, K.M., Nakazawa, H., Furuk
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Schorderet, S., Pearson, R.D., Vuoc
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Strobl, S., Maskos, K., Betz, M., W
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Tomoyasu, Y., Miller, S.C., Tomita,
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Wang, S., Jayaram, A.S., Hemphala,
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Zhou, H-X., Tan, X-M., Li, C-Y., Wa
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Appendix A. (continued) Protein Acc
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Appendix A. (continued) Protein Acc
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Appendix A. (continued) Protein Acc
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Appendix A. (continued) Protein Acc
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218 Appendix B. Amino acid composit
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220 Appendix D. Data from serine pr
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Appendix F. Domain organization and
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Appendix F. (continued) Spodoptera
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Appendix F. (continued) The colour
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Appendix G. (continued) 27. McPM1 C
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Appendix G. (continued) 81. HaIIM4
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Appendix G. (continued) 135. SeCBP6
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234 Appendix I. Tandem repeats with