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Splice form variant and amino acid changes in MDR49 confers DDT resistance in transgenic Drosophila.
Scientific reports - 22 Mar 2016
Seong Keon Mook, Sun Weilin, Clark John M, Pittendrigh Barry R
Abstract excerpt
The ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters represent a superfamily of proteins that have important physiological roles in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. In insects, ABC transporters have previously been implicated in insecticide resistance. The 91-R strain of Drosophila melanogaster has been intensely selected with DDT over six decades. A recent selective sweeps analysis of 91-R implicated the potential role...
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