ISOLATION OF ANTIBACTERIAL RESPONSE GENES FROM THE DUNG BEETLE COPRIS TRIPARTITUS (COLEOPTERA: SCARABAEIDAE) IMMUNIZED WITH ESCHERICHIA COLI

Isolation of antibacterial response genes from the dung beetle Copris tripartitus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) immunized with Escherichia coli

Dot blot hybridization of total RNA from normal and bacteria-injected larvae of the dung beetle Copris tripartitus pommel sack identified 13 cDNA clones that seem to be associated with the immune response.A cDNA encoding a dung beetle homolog of the heat shock protein HSP70 (CTHSP70) was characterized by full-length sequencing and expression patter

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