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Figure 5

From: The homolog of Ciboulot in the termite (Hodotermopsis sjostedti): a multimeric β-thymosin involved in soldier-specific morphogenesis

Figure 5

Expression analyses of HsjCib in various stages and tissues. A: Alignment of WH2 domains in various proteins. Black arrows indicate structurally important amino acid residues as suggested by Hertzog et al. [55]. According to the Hertzog's model, HsjCib isoforms 2 and 5 are supposed to act as assembly-promoting proteins, whereas isoforms 1, 3, and 4 resemble G-actin sequestering proteins. B: Temporal expression pattern of HsjCib during caste differentiation. Exon 1 was contained in all isoforms; consequently, the expression levels of exon 1 indicate the sum of the expressions of all isoforms. The expression levels of exon 2 were thought to indicate G-actin sequestering isoforms. PE: Pseudergate; 6 h-14 d: pseudergate of 6 h to 14 days after JHA application; PS: Presoldier; S: Soldier; SM: Pseudergate before stationary molt; N: Nymph; LN: Late nymph before imaginal molt; A: Alate. White arrows indicate two comparable stages in which the times until the next molt are approximately the same. C: Measurement of expression levels of exon 1 and exon 2 in the indicated tissues at 14 d after JHA application.

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