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Hormonal regulation of actin and tubulin in an epithelial cell line from Chironomus tentans
Author(s) -
Fretz A.,
Spindler K.D.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
archives of insect biochemistry and physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.576
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1520-6327
pISSN - 0739-4462
DOI - 10.1002/arch.3
Subject(s) - biology , moulting , hormone , tubulin , actin , microbiology and biotechnology , messenger rna , epithelium , medicine , chironomus , endocrinology , microtubule , biochemistry , ecology , gene , larva , genetics , chironomidae
The morphogenetic changes in an epithelial cell line from Chironomus tentans that are evoked by molting hormones and molting hormone agonists are accompanied by transient changes in the concentration of actin and β‐tubulin protein and mRNA. As compared to controls, actin protein and mRNA concentrations increase by about 50%, whereas tubulin reaches maxima of 100% increase. The proportion between globular and filamentous actin remains constant after hormone treatment. Arch. Insect Biochem. Physiol. 41:71–78, 1999. © 1999 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.