Molecular identification of cathepsin L gene from Chrysomya megacephala and Lucilia cuprina

Chrysomya megacephala and Lucilia cuprina are among the most common blow flies in Malaysia. These blow flies are easily captured and can be found anywhere in Malaysia. The objective of this study was to investigate the presence of cathepsin L gene from C. megacephala and L. cuprina. The cathepsin L...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kayan, Imba
Format: Project Paper Report
Language:English
Published: 2014
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/83044/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/83044/1/FP%202014%208%20ir.pdf
_version_ 1848859427936927744
author Kayan, Imba
author_facet Kayan, Imba
author_sort Kayan, Imba
building UPM Institutional Repository
collection Online Access
description Chrysomya megacephala and Lucilia cuprina are among the most common blow flies in Malaysia. These blow flies are easily captured and can be found anywhere in Malaysia. The objective of this study was to investigate the presence of cathepsin L gene from C. megacephala and L. cuprina. The cathepsin L has a potential to become a good candidates for insect pest control. A total of 97 C. megacephala and 45 L. cuprina were captured from Sri Serdang wet market, Putra Food Court and Pasar Borong Selangor. These flies were divided into groups based on their morphological characteristics and reared in the insectary. For the more accurate identification of species, mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (CO1) gene of C. megacephala and L. cuprina was amplified and sequenced. Analyses by neighbour-joining methods showed the potential of this region to provide the necessary species-level identifications. A cDNA encoding a cathepsin L-like cysteine protease was isolated from C. megacephala and L. cuprina purified RNA by a PCR approach. Plasmid PCR products of the expected size (~500 bp) were visualized by agarose gel electrophoresis. Phylogenetic tree analysis demonstrated that the cathepsin L gene presence in C. megacephala and L. cuprina. This is the first report of cathepsin L gene from C. megacephala and L. cuprina in the world.
first_indexed 2025-11-15T12:29:11Z
format Project Paper Report
id upm-83044
institution Universiti Putra Malaysia
institution_category Local University
language English
last_indexed 2025-11-15T12:29:11Z
publishDate 2014
recordtype eprints
repository_type Digital Repository
spelling upm-830442022-01-11T03:11:48Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/83044/ Molecular identification of cathepsin L gene from Chrysomya megacephala and Lucilia cuprina Kayan, Imba Chrysomya megacephala and Lucilia cuprina are among the most common blow flies in Malaysia. These blow flies are easily captured and can be found anywhere in Malaysia. The objective of this study was to investigate the presence of cathepsin L gene from C. megacephala and L. cuprina. The cathepsin L has a potential to become a good candidates for insect pest control. A total of 97 C. megacephala and 45 L. cuprina were captured from Sri Serdang wet market, Putra Food Court and Pasar Borong Selangor. These flies were divided into groups based on their morphological characteristics and reared in the insectary. For the more accurate identification of species, mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (CO1) gene of C. megacephala and L. cuprina was amplified and sequenced. Analyses by neighbour-joining methods showed the potential of this region to provide the necessary species-level identifications. A cDNA encoding a cathepsin L-like cysteine protease was isolated from C. megacephala and L. cuprina purified RNA by a PCR approach. Plasmid PCR products of the expected size (~500 bp) were visualized by agarose gel electrophoresis. Phylogenetic tree analysis demonstrated that the cathepsin L gene presence in C. megacephala and L. cuprina. This is the first report of cathepsin L gene from C. megacephala and L. cuprina in the world. 2014 Project Paper Report NonPeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/83044/1/FP%202014%208%20ir.pdf Kayan, Imba (2014) Molecular identification of cathepsin L gene from Chrysomya megacephala and Lucilia cuprina. [Project Paper Report]
spellingShingle Kayan, Imba
Molecular identification of cathepsin L gene from Chrysomya megacephala and Lucilia cuprina
title Molecular identification of cathepsin L gene from Chrysomya megacephala and Lucilia cuprina
title_full Molecular identification of cathepsin L gene from Chrysomya megacephala and Lucilia cuprina
title_fullStr Molecular identification of cathepsin L gene from Chrysomya megacephala and Lucilia cuprina
title_full_unstemmed Molecular identification of cathepsin L gene from Chrysomya megacephala and Lucilia cuprina
title_short Molecular identification of cathepsin L gene from Chrysomya megacephala and Lucilia cuprina
title_sort molecular identification of cathepsin l gene from chrysomya megacephala and lucilia cuprina
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/83044/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/83044/1/FP%202014%208%20ir.pdf