昆虫表皮蛋白及其基因表达调控机理的研究进展.PDF

昆虫知识 Chinese Bulletin of Entomology 20 10 ，47 (2 ):247 ～ 255 昆虫表皮蛋白及其基因表达调控机理的 研究进展*   刘清明 苑园园 林健荣 钟杨生 ( 5 10642 ) 华南农业大学动物科学学院蚕丝科学系 广州 Advance of researches on insect cuticular proteins and the regulation mechanism of their gene   expression. LIU Qing-Ming ，YUAN Yuan-Yuan ，LIN Jian-Rong ，ZHONG Yang-Sheng (Dep artment of Sericulture ，College of A nimal Science ，South China Agriculture University ，Guangzhou 5 10642 ，China) Abstract Insect cuticular proteins (ICP )are structural proteins ，which form the insect cuticle together with chitin and serve as a barrier to the external environment . According to the different motif ，ICPs are divided into five families ，i. e . CPR ，CPT ，CPG ，CPF and CPFL ，in which there are unique structure and distinguishing characteristics. Environment factors ，hormones ，transcription factors and introns may influence the expression of ICP genes (ICPG)，and consequently result in the stage － and tissue － specific expression of ICPG . ICP and ICPG have been considered as excellent models for the studies on regulation of insect molting and metamorphosis ，and for the understanding of the biochemical ，physicochemical and structural modifications occurring in the cuticle during insect development ，so that more and more attentions have been paid for . In this review ，we described the recent progresses in the classification of ICP and the regulation mechanism under environment factors ，hormones ，transcription factors and introns during expression of ICPG . Key words insect ，cuticular pro