Pii: S0965-1748(96)00044-6
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Levels of mRNA for the two 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) synthases, (HMG-S1 and HMG-S2), and for HMG-CoA reductase (HMG-R) of Blattella germanica were analyzed in the fat body during the first gonadotrophic cycle. HMG-S2 and HMG-R showed the highest mRNA levels on day 0 and decreased thereafter, whereas HMG-S1, showed faint expression. Western blot using specific antibodies for HMG-S1 and HMG-S2 showed no detectable levels for HMG-S1 but a clear pattern for HMG-S2. Both results point to a very limited role for HMG-CoA synthase-1 in B. germanica fat body and suggest that the functional enzyme in this organ is HMG-CoA synthase-2. HMG-CoA reductase and synthase proteins shared a cyclic pattern (maximum levels at day 4 and minimum levels on days 0 and 8), which was coincident with the pattern of activity. The delay between gene transcription and protein synthesis suggests a finely regulated translation mechanism. Moreover, the pattern of mevalonate synthesis parallels that of vitellogenin production, suggesting a coordinate mechanism between the mevalonate pathway and the production of viteilogenin. Copyright © 1996 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd
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