3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetaldehyde synthase and cuticle formation in insects

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dc.contributor.authorLiao, Chenghongen
dc.contributor.authorLiang, Jingen
dc.contributor.authorHan, Qianen
dc.contributor.authorLi, Jianyongen
dc.contributor.departmentBiochemistryen
dc.contributor.departmentFralin Life Sciences Instituteen
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-16T22:07:53Zen
dc.date.available2019-01-16T22:07:53Zen
dc.date.issued2018-06-02en
dc.date.updated2019-01-16T22:07:51Zen
dc.description.abstractCuticle is the most important structure that protects mosquitoes and other insect species from adverse environmental conditions and infections of microorganism. The physiology and biochemistry of insect cuticle formation have been studied for many years and our understanding of cuticle formation and hardening has increased considerably. This is especially true for flexible cuticle. The recent discovery of a novel enzyme that catalyzes the production of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetaldehyde (DOPAL) in insects provides intriguing insights concerning the flexible cuticle formation in insects. For convenience, the enzyme that catalyzes the production DOPAL from L-dopa is named DOPAL synthase. In this mini-review, we summarize the biochemical pathways of cuticle formation and hardening in general and discuss DOPAL synthase-mediated protein crosslinking in insect flexible cuticle in particular.en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/86745en
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dc.title3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetaldehyde synthase and cuticle formation in insectsen
dc.title.serialDevelopmental and Comparative Immunologyen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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