PRESENCE OF THE PERIPLANETA LECTIN-RELATED PROTEIN FAMILY IN THE AMERICAN COCKROACH PERIPLANETA-AMERICANA

We determined the partial amino acid sequences of Periplaneta lectin, which we had purified and characterized previously from the hemolymph of the American cockroach (Periplaneta americana) [Kubo T. and Natori S. (1987) Ear. J. Biochem. 168, 75-82]. Based on these sequences, we p erformed PCR and found that the cDNA library of the Periplaneta fat bo dy contained many similar, but not identical, Periplaneta lectin-relat ed cDNAs, Analysis of the cloned cDNAs suggested that Periplaneta has a protein family, of which the periplaneta lectin and LPS binding prot ein purified previously are members. Copyright (C) 1996 Published by E lsevier Science Ltd.