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Heat shock proteins in three relatedDrosophila species belonging to theobscura group

M. J. Martínez-sebastiánL. PascualR. De FrutosMaría Dolores Moltó

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PharmacologyGeneticsGel electrophoresisHot TemperaturebiologyLocus (genetics)Cell Biologybiology.organism_classificationMolecular WeightCellular and Molecular NeuroscienceMolecular evolutionDrosophilidaeHeat shock proteinMelanogasterProtein biosynthesisAnimalsMolecular MedicineDrosophilaMolecular BiologyGeneHeat-Shock ProteinsIn Situ Hybridization

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The effect of heat shock on protein synthesis in three related Drosophila species belonging to the obscura group was analyzed on SDS-acrylamide gels. Four major heat shock proteins (hsps) were found in these species, in which synthesis reaches a maximum at 34 degrees C. Although the higher molecular weight proteins are conserved, differences in size were found for the small hsps in these species. By means of in situ hybridization using D. melanogaster probes for the small hsp genes, it was inferred that the small hsp genes of the obscura group species are clustered at the 27A locus in all three species.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
1993-01-15Experientia
https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01928790