Author(s)

Jingjing Xu, Bin Chen, Zhengbo He, Youjin Hao

Institute of Entomology and Molecular Biology, College of Life Sciences, Chongqing Normal University, Shapingba, Chongqing, China.
nstitute of Entomology and Molecular Biology, College of Life Sciences, Chongqing Normal University, Shapingba, Chongqing, China.

The full-length cDNA encoding Larval serum protein 2 (LSp-2) in the onion maggot,Delia antiqua, was cloned and sequenced by rapid ampli?cation of cDNA ends methods. The result showed that the cDNA was 2203 bp long and the open reading frame (ORF) of 2106 bp encoded 701 amino acid with a calculated molecular weight of 80.5 kDa and an isoelectric point of 5.87. The onion maggot LSp-2 shows highest homology (83%) to that ofCalliphora vicinaat amino acid level. Its signal peptides, domains and structures were predicted and analyzed by using bioinformatic methods. The amino acid sequence of LSP-2 suggests that it would be a typical hexamerin.

Delia Antiqua; Diapause; Larval Serum Protein 2; Cloning; Molecular Characterization; Bioinformatic Analysis

Xu, J. , Chen, B. , He, Z. and Hao, Y. (2013) Cloning, Characterization and Bioinformatic Analysis of the Gene Encoding the Larval Serum Protein 2 in Diapause of the Onion Maggot, Delia Antiqua. Engineering, 5, 487-490. doi: 10.4236/eng.2013.510B100.