Vicilin-derived peptides are transferred from males to females as seminal nuptial gift in the seed-feeding beetle Callosobruchus maculatus

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 801-808

  Alexandre, Daniel ^a   Linhares, Ricardo T ^a   Queiroz, Bruna ^a   Fontoura, Luisa ^a   Uchôa, Adriana F ^b   Samuels, Richard I ^c   Macedo, Maria Lígia R ^d   Bezerra, Cezar S ^d   Oliveira, Eliana M ^a   Demartini, Diogo R ^e   Carlini, Célia R ^e   Silva, Carlos P ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO DO SUL   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptides; Fat body; Nuptial gift; Protein absorption; Vigna unguiculata

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDE; SEED STORAGE PROTEIN; VICILIN PROTEIN, PLANT;

ABSORPTION; BEETLE; BIODEGRADATION; CELL ORGANELLE; COPULATION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FECUNDITY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; NUPTIAL GIFT; PEPTIDE; PROTEIN; SURVIVAL; TRANSFORMATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; CHEMISTRY; COPULATION; FAT BODY; FEMALE; HEMOLYMPH; LEGUME; MALE; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; COPULATION; FABACEAE; FAT BODY; FEMALE; HEMOLYMPH; MALE; OOCYTES; PEPTIDES; SEED STORAGE PROTEINS; SEEDS; SPERMATOZOA;

CALLOSOBRUCHUS MACULATUS; COLEOPTERA; VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 79957793185     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2011.03.010     Document Type: Article

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