Alternative splicing originates different domain structure organization of Lutzomyia longipalpis chitinases
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 113 (2), 2018
BACKGROUND The insect chitinase gene family is composed by more than 10 paralogs, which can codify proteins with different domain structures. In Lutzomyia longipalpis, the main vector of visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil, a chitinase cDNA from adult female insects was previously characterized. The predict...