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Contribution of Ldace1 gene to acetylcholinesterase activity in Colorado potato beetle.
Insect biochemistry and molecular biology - 1 Oct 2011
Revuelta L, Ortego F, Díaz-Ruíz J R, Castañera P, Tenllado F, Hernández-Crespo P
Abstract excerpt
The Colorado potato beetle (CPB), Leptinotarsa decemlineata is an important economic pest of potato worldwide. Resistance to organophosphates and carbamates in CPB has been associated in some cases to point mutations in the acetylcholinesterase (AChE) gene Ldace2, an orthologue of Drosophila melanogaster Dmace2. In this paper we report cloning and sequencing of Ldace1, an orthologue of Anopheles gambiae Agace1...
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