The evolution of purinergic receptors involved in recognition of a blood meal by hematophagous insects
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01/01/1987
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Resumo |
Many blood feeders use adenine nucleotides as cues for locating blood meal. Structure-activity relationship of adenine nucleotides as phagostimulants varies between closely-related species of blood feeders. It is suggested that a preexisting diverse pool of nucleotide-binding proteins present in all living cells, serves as a source of receptor proteins for the gustatory receptors involved in blood detection. It is proposed that the selection of any such nucleotide-binding protein is random. |
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Identificador |
http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761987000700004 |
Idioma(s) |
en |
Publicador |
Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde |
Fonte |
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz v.82 suppl.3 1987 |
Tipo |
journal article |