GP35 ANOAL, an abundant acidic glycoprotein of female Anopheles albimanus saliva

Insect Mol Biol. 2007 Apr;16(2):187-98. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2006.00712.x. Epub 2007 Feb 6.

Abstract

Salivary glands of female mosquitoes produce proteins, not completely described yet, that participate in carbohydrate and blood feeding. Here, we report an acidic glycoprotein of 35 kDa (GP35 ANOAL) secreted in the saliva of the malaria vector mosquito Anopheles albimanus. GP35 ANOAL is produced exclusively in the distal lateral lobes of adult female salivary glands, it has a pI of 4.45 and is negatively stained by regular silver stain. An 888 bp cDNA clone encoding a predicted product of 240 amino acids has a signal peptide, potential post-translational modification sites, and a disintegrin signature RGD. The GP35 ANOAL sequence depicts high similarities with the 30 kDa saliva allergen of Aedes aegypti, 30 kDa allergen-like hypothetical proteins, and GE-rich proteins present in several Anopheles species, as well as in Ae. albopictus and Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus. The function of this protein family is still unknown.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Anopheles / genetics
  • Anopheles / growth & development
  • Anopheles / metabolism*
  • Base Sequence
  • Female
  • Glycoproteins / genetics
  • Glycoproteins / metabolism*
  • Insect Proteins / genetics
  • Insect Proteins / metabolism*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • RNA, Messenger / metabolism
  • Salivary Glands / metabolism

Substances

  • Glycoproteins
  • Insect Proteins
  • RNA, Messenger