Analysis of pupal head proteome and its alteration in diapausing pupae of Helicoverpa armigera

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• 作者：Lizhen Chen ; Weihua Ma ; Xiaoping Wang ; Changying Niu ; Chaoliang Lei
• 关键词：Helicoverpa armigera ; Diapause ; Proteomics
• 刊名：Journal of Insect Physiology
• 出版年：2010
• 出版时间：March 2010
• 年：2010
• 卷：56
• 期：3
• 页码：247-252
• 全文大小：270 K

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The proteomic approach has proven to be an useful tool for understanding insect diapause processes. Using 2D gel electrophoresis and matrix assisted laser/desorption ionization (MALDI) time of flight (TOF), we identified 24 proteins in the head of Helicoverpa armigera pupae with diverse functional characteristics, including cytoskeleton proteins, heat-shock proteins, insect development regulation factors, ATPases, proteins regulating signal pathway and enzymes involved in metabolism, etc. A proteomic comparison between nondiapausing and diapausing pupae revealed three proteins that were present only in nondiapausing pupae, and six proteins represented ≥2.0-fold or ≤0.5-fold changes. The differentially expressed proteins, including heat-shock protein 90, chitin deacetylase, alpha-tubulin and transitional endoplasmic reticulum ATPase, etc. were reported for the first time in H. armigera. Identification of these proteins will enable us to further characterize the regulated functions of diapause in this important species.