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Sources of possible host regulatory factors in Cardiochiles nigriceps (hymenoptera: Braconidae)
Author(s) -
Vinson S. Bradleigh,
Mourad Ahmed Kamal,
Sebesta Deborah K.
Publication year - 1994
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.940260210
Subject(s) - braconidae , biology , larva , hymenoptera , hatching , parasitoid , host (biology) , zoology , botany , microbiology and biotechnology , ecology
Both larvae and teratocytes liberated upon hatching from the eggs of the endoparasitoid Cardiochiles nigriceps Viereck were found to release proteins into their surrounding environment as they develop. Teratocytes were found to synthesize and release a number of proteins into culture media in which they were incubated. The proteins released differed among the different teratocyte ages. Larvae were also found to release proteins into the culture media in which they were incubated. Ligation of the head or anal vesicle altered the protein pattern found in the media. The results demonstrate that both larvae and the associated teratocytes release proteins that may have important functions in the parasitoidhost interaction. © 1994 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.