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Bertonceli MAA, Oliveira AEA, Ferreira ATS, Perales J, Fernandes KVS. A vicilin-like protein extracted from Clitoria fairchildiana cotyledons was toxic to Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2022; 184:105129. [PMID: 35715067 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2022.105129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Revised: 05/03/2022] [Accepted: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Callosobruchus maculatus is the main pest cowpea (Vigna unguiculata). Given its relevance as an insect pest, studies have focused in finding toxic compounds which could prevent its predatory action towards the seeds. Clitoria fairchildiana is a native Amazon species, whose seeds are refractory to insect predation. This characteristic was the basis of our interest in evaluating the toxicity of its seed proteins to C. maculatus larvae. Seed proteins were fractioned, according to their solubility, to albumins (F1), globulins (F2), kaphyrins (F3), glutelins (F4), linked kaphyrins (F5) and cross-linked glutelins (F6). The fractionated proteins were quantified, analysed by tricine-SDS-PAGE and inserted into the diet of this insect pest in order to evaluate their insecticidal potential. The most toxic fraction to C. maculatus, the propanol soluble F3, was submitted to molecular exclusion chromatography and all of the peaks obtained, F3P1, F3P2, F3P3, caused a reduction of larval mass, especially F3P1, seen as a major ~12 kDa electrophoretic band. This protein was identified as a vicilin-like protein by mass spectrometry and BLAST analysis. The alignment of the Cfvic (C. fairchildiana vicilin) peptides with a V. unguiculata vicilin sequence, revealed that Cfvic has at least five peptides (ALLTLVNPDGR, AILTLVNPDGR, NFLAGGKDNV, ISDINSAMDR, NFLAGEK) which lined up with two chitin binding sites (ChBS). This finding was corroborated by chitin affinity chromatography and molecular docking of chitin-binding domains for N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine and by the reduction of Cfvic chitin affinity after chemical modification of its Lys residues. In conclusion, Cfvic is a 12 kDa vicilin-like protein, highly toxic to C. maculatus, acting as an insect toxin through its ability to bind to chitin structures present in the insect midgut.
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- Maria A A Bertonceli
- Laboratório de Química e Função de Proteínas e Peptídeos, Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Avenida Alberto Lamego, 2000, CEP 28013-602, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Química e Função de Proteínas e Peptídeos, Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Avenida Alberto Lamego, 2000, CEP 28013-602, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil
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- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Laboratório de Toxinologia, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Laboratório de Toxinologia, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Química e Função de Proteínas e Peptídeos, Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Avenida Alberto Lamego, 2000, CEP 28013-602, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil.
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McGraw E, Roberts JD, Kunte N, Westerfield M, Streety X, Held D, Avila LA. Insight into Cellular Uptake and Transcytosis of Peptide Nanoparticles in Spodoptera frugiperda Cells and Isolated Midgut. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:10933-10943. [PMID: 35415340 PMCID: PMC8991906 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c06638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Silencing genes in insects by introducing double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) in the diet holds promise as a new pest management method. It has been demonstrated that nanoparticles (NPs) can potentiate dsRNA silencing effects by promoting cellular internalization and protecting dsRNA against early degradation. However, many mysteries of how NPs and dsRNA are internalized by gut epithelial cells and, subsequently, transported across the midgut epithelium remain to be unraveled. The sole purpose of the current study is to investigate the role of endocytosis and transcytosis in the transport of branched amphipathic peptide nanocapsules (BAPCs) associated with dsRNA through midgut epithelium cells. Spodoptera frugiperda midguts and the epithelial cell line Sf9, derived from S. frugiperda, were used to study transcytosis and endocytosis, respectively. Results suggest that clathrin-mediated endocytosis and macropinocytosis are largely responsible for cellular uptake, and once within the midgut, transcytosis is involved in shuttling BAPCs-dsRNA from the lumen to the hemolymph. In addition, BAPCs were not found to be toxic to Sf9 cells or generate damaging reactive species once internalized.
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- Erin McGraw
- Department
of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, 101 Rouse Life Sciences, Auburn, Alabama 36849-5412, United States
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- Department
of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, 101 Rouse Life Sciences, Auburn, Alabama 36849-5412, United States
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- Department
of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, 101 Rouse Life Sciences, Auburn, Alabama 36849-5412, United States
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- Department
of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, 101 Rouse Life Sciences, Auburn, Alabama 36849-5412, United States
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- Department
of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, 101 Rouse Life Sciences, Auburn, Alabama 36849-5412, United States
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- Department
of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn
University, Auburn, Alabama 36849-5412, United States
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- Department
of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, 101 Rouse Life Sciences, Auburn, Alabama 36849-5412, United States
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França AFJ, Araújo JN, Santos YQ, Carelli GSC, Silva DA, Amorim TML, Migliolo L, Santos EA, Oliveira AS, Uchôa AF. Vicilin from Anadenanthera colubrina Seeds: An alternative tool to combat Callosobruchus maculatus. Saudi J Biol Sci 2021; 28:5229-5237. [PMID: 34466101 PMCID: PMC8381016 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.05.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Revised: 05/15/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Vicilins are seed proteins, and they constitute 70-80% of the total protein in leguminous seeds; with amolecular mass between 150 and 190 kDa, they are composed of subunits without disulfide bridges, with high affinity for chitin-binding. They are also associated with seed defense against insect pests. The chitin-binding vicilin from Anadenanthera colubrina seeds was purified by ammonium sulfate, followed by affinity chromatography on a chitin column, molecular exclusion on Superdex 75 Tricorn in FPLC system and Phenomenex C8 chromatography in HPLC system. The A. colubrina vicilin, named AcV, is a tetrameric glycoprotein composed of 1.55% carbohydrates and molecular weight determined by SDS-PAGE, consisting of 70, 73, 43 and 41 kDa. The AcV homogeneity was confirmed in native PAGE, where it was observed to be a unique band with slow mobility in this gel, with approximately 230 kDa. AcV added to the Callosobruchus maculatus diet in the bioassays resulted in a strong effect on adult emergence (ED50 of 0.096%), and in larvae caused a marked reduction in mass (WD50 of 0.32%) and lethality (LD50 of 0.33%) (w:w). The digestibility of AcV was evaluated in vitro with the digestive enzymes of larvae of C. maculatus of fourth instar, showing major fragments of 10 and 30 kDa. AcV showed reactivity against the anti-EvV antibody from Erythrina velutina vicilin. The deleterious effects of AcV are likely to be associated with the chitin-binding fragments generated by proteolysis in the bruchid gut, similarly to that found for vicilins from other leguminous plant species, Enterolobium contortisiliquum and Vigna unguiculata. AcV might be a candidate protein for a possible bioinsecticidal control of the bruchid weevil, C. maculatus.
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- A F J França
- Laboratório de Química e Função de Proteínas Bioativas - LQFPB, Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil.,Escola Multicampi de Ciências Médicas - EMCM, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Caicó, RN, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Química e Função de Proteínas Bioativas - LQFPB, Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Química e Função de Proteínas Bioativas - LQFPB, Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil.,Instituto Federal do Ceará, Campus Limoeiro do Norte, Limoeiro do Norte, CE, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Química e Função de Proteínas Bioativas - LQFPB, Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Produtos Naturais - LPN, Centro de Ciências da Saúde e Desporto, Universidade Federal do Acre, Rio Branco, AC, Brazil
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- Curso de Bacharelado em Medicina - Núcleo de Pesquisa em Ciências Médicas/NPCMed, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Picos, PI, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Química e Função de Proteínas Bioativas - LQFPB, Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil.,Laboratório S-Inova Biotech, Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Dom Bosco, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Química e Função de Proteínas Bioativas - LQFPB, Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Química e Função de Proteínas Bioativas - LQFPB, Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Química e Função de Proteínas Bioativas - LQFPB, Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil.,Laboratório de Proteomas - Instituto de Medicina Tropical do RN, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
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Kunte N, McGraw E, Bell S, Held D, Avila LA. Prospects, challenges and current status of RNAi through insect feeding. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2020; 76:26-41. [PMID: 31419022 DOI: 10.1002/ps.5588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2019] [Revised: 07/21/2019] [Accepted: 08/13/2019] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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RNA interference is a phenomenon in which the introduction of double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) into cells triggers the degradation of the complementary messenger RNA in a sequence-specific manner. Suppressing expression of vital genes could lead to insect death, therefore this technology has been considered as a potential strategy for insect pest control. There are three main routes of dsRNA administration into insects: (i) injections to the hemolymph, (ii) topical, and (iii) feeding. In this review, we focus on dsRNA administration through feeding. We summarize novel strategies that have been developed to improve the efficacy of this method, such as the use of nano-based formulations, engineered microorganisms, and transgenic plants. We also expose the hurdles that have to be overcome in order to use this technique as a reliable pest management method. © 2019 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Nitish Kunte
- Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
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Ozias‐Akins P, Breiteneder H. The functional biology of peanut allergens and possible links to their allergenicity. Allergy 2019; 74:888-898. [PMID: 30636003 PMCID: PMC6563476 DOI: 10.1111/all.13719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2018] [Revised: 12/17/2018] [Accepted: 01/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Peanut is one of the most common food triggers of fatal anaphylaxis worldwide although peanut allergy affects only 1%-2% of the general population. Peanuts are the source of highly potent allergenic proteins. It is emerging that the allergenicity of certain proteins is linked to their biological function. Peanut is an unusual crop in that it flowers aboveground but produces its seed-containing pods underground. This so-called geocarpic fruiting habit exposes pods and seeds during their development to soilborne pathogens and pests. Pest damage can also open routes of entry for opportunistic fungi such as Aspergillus. Although seed proteins have primary functions in nutrient reservoirs, lipid storage bodies, or the cytoskeleton, they have also evolved to act as part of the plant's defense system to enhance fitness and survival of the species. When interacting with pathogens or pests, these proteins modify and damage cells' membranes, interact with immune receptors, and modulate signaling pathways. Moreover, following exposure, the immune system of predisposed individuals reacts to these proteins with the production of specific IgE. This review explores the evolutionary biology of peanut and its seed proteins and highlights possible links between the proteins' biological function and their allergenicity.
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- Peggy Ozias‐Akins
- Genetic & Genomics and Department of Horticulture Institute of Plant Breeding University of Georgia Tifton Georgia
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- Institute of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research Medical University of Vienna Vienna Austria
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Denecke S, Swevers L, Douris V, Vontas J. How do oral insecticidal compounds cross the insect midgut epithelium? INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2018; 103:22-35. [PMID: 30366055 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2018.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2018] [Revised: 10/09/2018] [Accepted: 10/21/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
The use of oral insecticidal molecules (small molecules, peptides, dsRNA) via spray or plant mediated applications represents an efficient way to manage damaging insect species. With the exception of Bt toxins that target the midgut epithelium itself, most of these compounds have targets that lie within the hemocoel (body) of the insect. Because of this, one of the greatest factors in determining the effectiveness of an oral insecticidal compound is its ability to traverse the gut epithelium and enter the hemolymph. However, for many types of insecticidal compounds, neither the pathway taken across the gut nor the specific genes which influence uptake are fully characterized. Here, we review how different types of insecticidal compounds enter or cross the midgut epithelium through passive (diffusion) or active (transporter based, endocytosis) routes. A deeper understanding of how insecticidal molecules cross the gut will help to best utilize current insecticides and also provide for more rational design of future ones.
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- Shane Denecke
- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, 73100, Heraklion, Greece.
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- Insect Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology Research Group, Institute of Biosciences & Applications, NCSR "Demokritos", Athens, Greece
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, 73100, Heraklion, Greece
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, 73100, Heraklion, Greece; Department of Crop Science, Pesticide Science Lab, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Kunz D, Oliveira GB, Brascher TC, Samuels RI, Macedo MLR, de Souza LF, Dafré AL, Silva CP. Phaseolin ingestion affects vesicular traffic causing oxidative stress in the midgut of Callosobruchus maculatus larvae. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2018; 228:34-40. [PMID: 30445225 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2018.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2018] [Accepted: 11/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
It has been reported that phaseolin, the major storage globulin of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), is toxic to Callosobruchus maculatus larvae, an Old World bruchid beetle that is not capable of infesting this New World edible bean. It has also been demonstrated that vicilin, the major storage globulin found in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) seeds, is absorbed through receptor-mediated endocytosis in the insect midgut. A putative vicilin receptor has been purified and showed high homology to α-tocopherol transfer protein. However, the ingestion of a variant vicilin purified from C. maculatus resistant seeds inhibits transcytosis, resulting in the accumulation of vicilins in the midgut cells and ultimately antibiosis. In the present work, we studied the cellular up-take of phaseolin in C. maculatus larvae with the aim of discovering if this protein is also capable of inhibiting endocytic traffic in the enterocytes. FITC-labelled vicilin and FITC-labelled phaseolin were incorporated into the diet of the larvae at a physiological concentration of 0.5% w/w. The fate of labelled and non-labelled globulins was monitored by confocal microscopy. Here we demonstrated that phaseolin is also endocytosed by enterocytes causing an accumulation of endocytic vesicles in the midgut when compared to the ingestion of vicilin obtained from a susceptible V. unguiculata cultivar. From the results obtained for HNE, MDA and TBARS, a pro-oxidative scenario was established in the intestinal epithelial cells of the larvae, which may explain the deleterious effect observed in larvae developing inside P. vulgaris seeds.
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- Daniele Kunz
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, C.P. 476, Florianópolis 88040-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, C.P. 476, Florianópolis 88040-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, C.P. 476, Florianópolis 88040-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Entomologia e Fitopatologia, Centro de Ciências e Tecnologia Agropecuárias, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Campos dos Goytacazes 28013-602, Brazil
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- Departamento de Tecnologia de Alimentos e Saúde Pública, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, C.P. 549, Campo Grande 79070-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, C.P. 476, Florianópolis 88040-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, C.P. 476, Florianópolis 88040-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, C.P. 476, Florianópolis 88040-900, Brazil.
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Rocha AJ, Sousa BL, Girão MS, Barroso-Neto IL, Monteiro-Júnior JE, Oliveira JT, Nagano CS, Carneiro RF, Monteiro-Moreira AC, Rocha BA, Freire VN, Grangeiro TB. Cloning of cDNA sequences encoding cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) vicilins: Computational simulations suggest a binding mode of cowpea vicilins to chitin oligomers. Int J Biol Macromol 2018; 117:565-573. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.05.197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2018] [Revised: 05/25/2018] [Accepted: 05/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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