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Title: PUTATIVE STRESS REGULATED GENES OF THE ANTARCTIC MIDGE, BELGICA ANTARCTICA

Author
item Rinehart, Joe
item LOPEZ-MARTINEZ, GIANCARLO - OHIO ST UNIV, COLUMBUS
item LEE, RICHARD - MIAMI UNIV, OXFORD, OH
item DENLINGER, DAVID - OHIO ST UNIV, COLUMBUS

Submitted to: Genbank
Publication Type: Other
Publication Acceptance Date: 6/5/2006
Publication Date: 6/5/2006
Citation: Rinehart, J.P., Lopez-Martinez, G., Lee, R.E., Denlinger, D.L. 2006. Putative stress regulated genes of the Antarctic midge, Belgica antarctica. Genbank. Accession numbers: DQ507279 - DQ507371.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Antarctica presents one of the earth’s most inhospitable environments. Though an abundance of animals have adapted to life associated with the sea in this part of the world, few animals have adapted to the rigors of a terrestrial existence. One exception is the flightless midge Belgica antarctica which at 2mm long, is the largest free-living animal on the continent. Not only must this midge survive the lengthy austral winter as a larva, it also must survive the austral summer, which is characterized by wildly varying and surprising high temperatures in the microclimate that the midge inhabits both as a feeding larva and as an adult. In continuation of our molecular characterization of the stress tolerance of this insect, we have conducted suppressive subtractive hybridization (SSH) to identify differentially expressed genes. This work has resulted in 92 unique clones, making B. antarctica the best characterized Antarctic species at the molecular level. Characterization of the expression patterns of these genes will lead to a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms that have allowed this insect to adapt to the harsh conditions of the Antarctic continent. Genbank Accesions: DQ507279 - DQ507371 DQ507279 Belgica antarctica mRNA similar to elongation of long chain fatty acids protein #7, partial cds. DQ507280 Belgica antarctica mRNA similar to pacifastin, partial cds. DQ507281 Belgica antarctica mRNA similar to hexamerin 2, partial cds. DQ507282 Belgica Antarctica mRNA similar to vacuolar (V-type) H(+)-ATPase B subunit, partial cds. DQ507283 Belgica antarctica mRNA similar to Drosophila LD08354, partial cds. DQ507284 Belgica antarctica mRNA similar to eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2A, partial cds. DQ507285 Belgica antarctica mRNA similar to manosidase 2, partial cds. DQ507286 Belgica antarctica unknown mRNA sequence, clone Ba-U16. DQ507287 Belgica antarctica mRNA similar to Drosophila GA16056, partial cds. DQ507288 Belgica antarctica mRNA similar to superoxide dismutase, partial cds. DQ507289 Belgica antarctica unknown mRNA sequence, clone Ba-U21. DQ507290 Belgica antarctica mRNA similar to RNA helicase, partial cds. DQ507291 Belgica antarctica mRNA similar to synaptic glycoprotein SC2, partial cds. DQ507292 Belgica antarctica mRNA similar to Acyl-CoA synthetase, partial cds. DQ507293 Belgica antarctica mRNA similar to anterior fat body protein, partial cds. DQ507294 Belgica antarctica mRNA unknown mRNA sequence, clone Ba-U28. DQ507295 Belgica antarctica mRNA similar to Drosophila HL01216p, partial cds. DQ507296 Belgica antarctica unknown mRNA sequence, clone Ba-U31. DQ507297 Belgica antarctica mRNA similar to asparaginase, partial cds. DQ507298 Belgica antarctica unknown mRNA sequence, clone Ba-U34. DQ507299 Belgica antarctica mRNA similar to juvenile hormone epoxide hydrolase, partial cds. DQ507300 Belgica antarctica unknown mRNA sequence, clone Ba-U38. DQ507301 Belgica antarctica mRNA similar to Drosophila CG32816, partial cds. DQ507302 Belgica antarctica mRNA similar to actin, partial cds. DQ507303 Belgica antarctica unknown mRNA sequence, clone Ba-U46. DQ507304 Belgica antarctica mRNA similar to phospholipase A2 activating protein, partial cds. DQ507305 Belgica antarctica 18s ribosomal RNA, partial cds. DQ507306 Belgica antarctica mRNA similar to Drosophila CG5567, partial cds. DQ507307 Belgica antarctica mRNA similar to trimethyllysine hydroxylase, partial cds. DQ507308 Belgica antarctica, unknown mRNA sequence, clone Ba-U54. DQ507309 Belgica antarctica mRNA similar to Oligosaccharyl transferase 3, partial cds. DQ507310 Belgica antarctica mRNA similar to metallothionein, partial cds. DQ507311 Belgica antarctica mRNA similar to acetoacetyl-CoA thiolase, partial cds. DQ507312 Belgica antarctica mRNA similar to ribosomal protein S2, partial cds. DQ507313 Belgica antarctica mRNA similar to cytochro