1999
Concordant Evolution of a Symbiont with Its Host Insect Species: Molecular Phylogeny of Genus Glossina and Its Bacteriome-Associated Endosymbiont, Wigglesworthia glossinidia
Chen X, Li S, Aksoy S. Concordant Evolution of a Symbiont with Its Host Insect Species: Molecular Phylogeny of Genus Glossina and Its Bacteriome-Associated Endosymbiont, Wigglesworthia glossinidia. Journal Of Molecular Evolution 1999, 48: 49-58. PMID: 9873076, DOI: 10.1007/pl00006444.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHost insect speciesRDNA sequence analysisInsect speciesGroup speciesSequence analysisSister-group relationshipSpacer 2 (ITS2) regionParasitic African trypanosomesWigglesworthia glossinidiaMolecular phylogenyDifferentiated epithelial cellsGlossina austeniPrimary symbiontSecondary symbiontsSymbiotic associationDistinct lineagesRibosomal DNAGenus WolbachiaSymbiotic organismsTaxonomic placementΓ-subdivisionITS-2Third organismMidgut cellsAfrican trypanosomes
1998
Tsetse thrombin inhibitor: Bloodmeal-induced expression of an anticoagulant in salivary glands and gut tissue of Glossina morsitans morsitans
Cappello M, Li S, Chen X, Li C, Harrison L, Narashimhan S, Beard C, Aksoy S. Tsetse thrombin inhibitor: Bloodmeal-induced expression of an anticoagulant in salivary glands and gut tissue of Glossina morsitans morsitans. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1998, 95: 14290-14295. PMID: 9826693, PMCID: PMC24366, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.95.24.14290.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAnticoagulantsAntithrombin ProteinsAntithrombinsBase SequenceBloodCloning, MolecularDigestive SystemDNA, ComplementaryEatingEscherichia coliFemaleGene Expression RegulationInsect ProteinsMaleMolecular Sequence DataPupaRecombinant ProteinsRNA, MessengerSalivary GlandsThrombinTranscription, GeneticTsetse FliesConceptsTsetse thrombin inhibitorPutative secretory signal peptideNative proteinGlossina morsitans morsitansFull-length cDNADegenerate oligonucleotide probeSecretory signal peptideSalivary gland cDNA libraryLack of homologyMorsitans morsitansUntranslated segmentSignal peptideInhibitor geneCDNA librarySingle copyTsetse genomeAdult tsetse fliesFamily of moleculesSegment codesEscherichia coliOptimal inhibitory activityOligonucleotide probesTsetse fliesSalivary glandsGut tissue