Upregulation of heat-shock proteins in larvae, but not adults, of the flesh fly during hot summer days.

ABSTRACT: Heat-shock proteins (HSPs) are highly expressed when organisms are exposed to thermal stresses. The HSPs are considered to play significant roles in thermal adaptation because they function as molecular chaperones facilitating proper protein synthesis. The expression of HSPs under field conditions, however, has not been evaluated much, and their importance, based on the ecological contexts in nature, is still unclear. We investigated this aspect in the larvae and adults of the flesh fly, Sarcophaga similis. These larvae spend their larval life in the carrion or faeces of vertebrates; therefore, they are less mobile and are occasionally exposed to high temperature. In contrast, the adults of this species can fly and, therefore, they are highly mobile. Massive transcription of Hsps was detec

SUBMITTER: Harada E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5655370 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature