STKR is a 4118 bp clone from a stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans, cDNA l
ibrary which encodes a protein with significant amino acid identity to
tachykinin-like peptide receptors. Ribonuclease protection assays and
RT-PCR were utilized to examine the transcriptional expression of STK
R from various life stages of the stable fly. STKR expression was dete
ctable in all stages, but was most abundant in isolated adult fly gut
and lowest in developing embryos. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Inc.