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Braz. j. morphol. sci ; 23(3/4): 385-392, July-Dec. 2006. ilus
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-644239

ABSTRACT

Variations in the morphology and biochemical content of insect fat body have been associated withmetabolic activity and the reproductive cycle (synthesis of vitellogenin). In social insects such as bees,the functional traits of fat body also differ between workers and queens. In this work, we used light andtransmission electron microscopy to examine the morphological features of fat body trophocytes of virginand physogastric mated queens of the stingless bee Melipona quadriafasciata anthidioides before and duringvitellogenesis. Virgin queens had few, small fat body cells in which lipid deposits predominate, and showedno evidence of biosynthetic activity or the uptake of exogenous substances. In contrast, the fat body cells ofphysogastric queens were almost completely devoid of lipids, exhibit a well-developed rough endoplasmicreticulum with an obvious intraluminal product, and contained Golgi stacks that release numerous vesicles.These ultrastructural findings were suggestive of proteosynthesis. However, there was no evidence for theaccumulation of synthesized material in the form of secretory granules. We conclude that the trophocytes ofvirgin and physogastric queens differ basically in their switch from a storage role in the former to a syntheticrole in the latter. In addition, the high level of vitellogenesis seen in egg-laying queens suggests that themain material synthesized is vitellogenin.


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Animals , Adipose Tissue , Bees , Juvenile Hormones , Ovary/growth & development , Vitellogenins/metabolism , Adiposity , Adipose Tissue/anatomy & histology , Vitellogenesis
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An. acad. bras. ciênc ; 77(3): 405-430, Sept. 2005. ilus
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-406222

ABSTRACT

Em triatomíneos, assim como em outros insetos, o acúmulo de vitelo é um processo no qual um tecido extraovariano, o corpo gorduroso, produz proteínas que são empacotadas no interior de um ovo. A principal proteína, sintetizada pelo corpo gorduroso, que é acumulada no interior de um ovócito, é a vitelogenina. Este processo é também conhecido por vitelogênese. Existem crescentes evidências em triatomíneos, que além do corpo gorduroso, o ovário também produz proteínas de vitelo. A forma como estas proteínas de vitelo entram nos ovócitos será aqui comentada. O vitelo é um material complexo composto por proteínas, lipídeos, carboidratos e outros compostos minoritários que são empacotados de uma maneira organizada no interior dos ovócitos. A fertilização dispara a embriogênese, um processo que culmina com o desenvolvimento do embrião. Durante a embriogênese o vitelo será utilizado para a construção de um novo indivíduo, a ninfa de primeiro estádio. O desafio para a próxima década é entender onde e como estas proteínas de vitelo são utilizadas junto com os seus componentes não protéicos, em compasso com o programa genético do embrião, que comanda a diferenciação celular (fase inicial da embriogênese) e diferenciação do embrião (fase final da embriogênese) no interior do ovo.


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Animals , Female , Oogenesis/physiology , Ovum/growth & development , Triatominae/embryology , Vitellogenesis/physiology , Ovum/chemistry , Triatominae/metabolism , Triatominae/physiology , Vitellogenins/metabolism , Vitellogenins/physiology
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Braz. j. med. biol. res ; 24(1): 1-11, jan.-mar. 1991. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-99574

ABSTRACT

In the tetraploid amphibian Odontophrynus americans the selective precipitation of vitellogenin by Mg2+ from plasma treated with ethylene diaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) or ethylene bis (oxyethylenenitrilo)-tetraacetic acid (EGTA) is a pH-dependent phenomenon. Utilizing sucrose gradient centrifugation of whole plasma we have shown that under standardconditions (pH 7.0) the estimated apparent sedimentation coefficient of vitellogenin is 17s.At pH 8.0 and in the presence of EDTA or EGTA there is a decrease of the vitellogenin sedimentation coefficient.This behavior is restricted to vitellogenin as othewr plasma proteins show no alteration in their sedimentation coefficient after similar treatment. The treatment with EDTA at pH 8.0 also induces changes in the vitellogenin molecule which can be detected by partial proteolysis with chymotripsin A


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Animals , Male , Edetic Acid/pharmacology , Hydrogen-Ion Concentration , Magnesium/pharmacology , Vitellogenins/metabolism , Amphibians , Centrifugation, Density Gradient , Chromatography, Ion Exchange , Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel , Molecular Conformation , Vitellogenins/blood , Vitellogenins/isolation & purification
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