Biochemical and Functional Characterization of Glycoside Hydrolase Family 16 Genes in Aedes aegypti Larvae: Identification of the Major Digestive β-1,3-Glucanase

Biochemical and Functional Characterization of Glycoside Hydrolase Family 16 Genes in Aedes aegypti Larvae: Identification of the Major Digestive β-1,3-Glucanase

Insect β-1,3-glucanases belong to Glycoside Hydrolase Family 16 (GHF16) and are involved in digestion of detritus and plant hemicellulose. In this work, we investigated the role of GHF16 genes in Aedes aegypti larvae, due to their detritivore diet. Aedes aegypti genome has six genes belonging to GHF...

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Main Authors: Raquel Santos Souza, Maiara do Valle Faria Gama, Renata Schama, José Bento Pereira Lima, Hector Manuel Diaz-Albiter, Fernando Ariel Genta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
Aedes aegypti
β-1,3-glucanase
knock-down
digestion
immunity
Glycoside Hydrolase Family 16
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2019.00122/full

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