The leaves of green plants as well as a cyanobacterium, a red alga, and fungi contain insulin-like antigens
We report the detection of insulin-like antigens in a large range of species utilizing a modified ELISA plate assay and Western blotting. We tested the leaves or aerial parts of species of Rhodophyta (red alga), Bryophyta (mosses), Psilophyta (whisk ferns), Lycopodophyta (club mosses), Sphenopsida (...
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| author | L.B. Silva S.S.S. Santos C.R. Azevedo M.A.L. Cruz T.M. Venâncio C.P. Cavalcante A.F. Uchôa S. Astolfi Filho A.E.A. Oliveira K.V.S. Fernandes J. Xavier-Filho |
| author_facet | L.B. Silva S.S.S. Santos C.R. Azevedo M.A.L. Cruz T.M. Venâncio C.P. Cavalcante A.F. Uchôa S. Astolfi Filho A.E.A. Oliveira K.V.S. Fernandes J. Xavier-Filho |
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| description | We report the detection of insulin-like antigens in a large range of species utilizing a modified ELISA plate assay and Western blotting. We tested the leaves or aerial parts of species of Rhodophyta (red alga), Bryophyta (mosses), Psilophyta (whisk ferns), Lycopodophyta (club mosses), Sphenopsida (horsetails), gymnosperms, and angiosperms, including monocots and dicots. We also studied species of fungi and a cyanobacterium, Spirulina maxima. The wide distribution of insulin-like antigens, which in some cases present the same electrophoretic mobility as bovine insulin, together with results recently published by us on the amino acid sequence of an insulin isolated from the seed coat of jack bean (Canavalia ensiformis) and from the developing fruits of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata), suggests that pathways depending on this hormone have been conserved through evolution. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-abb1bd3006ff4dbf9e50672b97ac99292022-12-22T01:51:21ZengAssociação Brasileira de Divulgação CientíficaBrazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research0100-879X1414-431X2002-03-0135329730310.1590/S0100-879X2002000300004The leaves of green plants as well as a cyanobacterium, a red alga, and fungi contain insulin-like antigensL.B. SilvaS.S.S. SantosC.R. AzevedoM.A.L. CruzT.M. VenâncioC.P. CavalcanteA.F. UchôaS. Astolfi FilhoA.E.A. OliveiraK.V.S. FernandesJ. Xavier-FilhoWe report the detection of insulin-like antigens in a large range of species utilizing a modified ELISA plate assay and Western blotting. We tested the leaves or aerial parts of species of Rhodophyta (red alga), Bryophyta (mosses), Psilophyta (whisk ferns), Lycopodophyta (club mosses), Sphenopsida (horsetails), gymnosperms, and angiosperms, including monocots and dicots. We also studied species of fungi and a cyanobacterium, Spirulina maxima. The wide distribution of insulin-like antigens, which in some cases present the same electrophoretic mobility as bovine insulin, together with results recently published by us on the amino acid sequence of an insulin isolated from the seed coat of jack bean (Canavalia ensiformis) and from the developing fruits of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata), suggests that pathways depending on this hormone have been conserved through evolution.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2002000300004InsulinInsulin-likeAntigensEvolutionPlantsCyanobacteriaAlgaeFungi |
| spellingShingle | L.B. Silva S.S.S. Santos C.R. Azevedo M.A.L. Cruz T.M. Venâncio C.P. Cavalcante A.F. Uchôa S. Astolfi Filho A.E.A. Oliveira K.V.S. Fernandes J. Xavier-Filho The leaves of green plants as well as a cyanobacterium, a red alga, and fungi contain insulin-like antigens Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research Insulin Insulin-like Antigens Evolution Plants Cyanobacteria Algae Fungi |
| title | The leaves of green plants as well as a cyanobacterium, a red alga, and fungi contain insulin-like antigens |
| title_full | The leaves of green plants as well as a cyanobacterium, a red alga, and fungi contain insulin-like antigens |
| title_fullStr | The leaves of green plants as well as a cyanobacterium, a red alga, and fungi contain insulin-like antigens |
| title_full_unstemmed | The leaves of green plants as well as a cyanobacterium, a red alga, and fungi contain insulin-like antigens |
| title_short | The leaves of green plants as well as a cyanobacterium, a red alga, and fungi contain insulin-like antigens |
| title_sort | leaves of green plants as well as a cyanobacterium a red alga and fungi contain insulin like antigens |
| topic | Insulin Insulin-like Antigens Evolution Plants Cyanobacteria Algae Fungi |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2002000300004 |
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