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Vitellogenin (VTG or less po****rly
known as VG) (from
Latin vitellus, yolk, and genero, I produce) is a
precursor of egg yolk that
transports protein...
- development.
Vitellogenins are the
precursor proteins that lead to yolk
protein ac****ulation in the oocyte. In vertebrates,
estrogen and
vitellogenin production...
- Once in the fat body they
target and
regulate mosquito genes such as
vitellogenin,
which is a yolk
protein used for egg production. The
phlebotomic action...
- proteins,
protease inhibitors, storage,
lipid transport, enzymes, the
vitellogenins, and
those involved in the
immune responses of arthropods. Some hemolymphic...
- liver. The
amphioxus hepatic cae****
produces the liver-specific
proteins vitellogenin, antithrombin, plasminogen,
alanine aminotransferase, and insulin/insulin-like...
- fish such that they
produced a
protein ****ociated with egg maturation,
vitellogenin, as well as early-stage eggs. In amphibians,
exposure to EE can reduce...
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blood proteins into free
amino acids.
These are used in the
synthesis of
vitellogenin,
which in turn is made into egg yolk protein.
Mosquitoes have a cosmopolitan...
- quantities. Phosvitin’s
structure (right) is
adapted from the
protein vitellogenin (Gene: VTG2; Uniprot: P02845;
residues 1-1850)
generated by AlphaFold...
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leads to an
increase in
plasma vitellogenin levels exceeding that of even
mature female fathead minnows.
Vitellogenin blood plasma levels are an indicator...
- may show
signs of
excess exposure to oestrogens.
Substances such as
vitellogenins have been
identified in
their blood at
between four and six
times the...
