Cyclic AMP levels in Drosophila during postembryonic development and in the adults. |
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Authors: | M L de Reggi H L Cailla |
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Institution: | CNRS-CBM4, 31 chemin Joseph Aiguier, 13274 Marseille-Cedex 2, France |
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Abstract: | The physiological content of Drosophila melanogaster tissues in cyclic AMP has been determined and its variations studied during postembryonic development and in the adults. Marked variations were observed, especially during metamorphosis where the ratio between the lowest and highest values (0·35 to 17·25 pmoles/mg protein) was . In larvae the variations of cyclic AMP level were not clearly related to the larval ecdyses, but the steps of metamorphosis, i.e. formation of the puparium, larval-pupal apolysis, and pupal-adult apolysis, were accompanied with rapid and drastic rises of cyclic AMP, up to the highest value mentioned. We therefore deduce that cyclic AMP is involved in the metamorphosis of D. melanogaster as a chemical signal. In adults, the cyclic AMP level was remarkably constant and was around 7 pmoles/mg protein. |
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