Ceratotoxins: female-specific X-linked genes from the medfly, Ceratitis capitata. |
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| Authors: | M Rosetto T de Filippis M Mandrioli A Zacharopoulou P Gourzi A G Manetti D Marchini R Dallai |
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| Institution: | Department of Evolutionary Biology, University of Siena, Italy. |
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| Abstract: | In this paper, we report the chromosomal localization of ceratotoxins, a gene family encoding antibacterial female-specific peptides from the mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata. The analysis of both polytene and mitotic chromosomes by in situ hybridization shows that ceratotoxins are the first case of female-specific X-linked genes from the medfly C. capitata. Southern blot analysis reveals that the ceratotoxin gene family is not specifically amplified in the female reproductive accessory glands of C. capitata. |
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