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Hojo, M.; Toga, K.; Watanabe, D.; Yamamoto, T.; Maekawa, K.
High-level expression of the geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase gene in the frontal gland of soldiers in Reticulitermes speratus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) (2011), Arch. Insect Biochem. Physiol., 77, 17-31.

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Cloned(Commentary)

Cloned (Comment)	Organism
gene RsGGPPS, DNA and amino acid sequence determination and analysis, sequence comparisons and phylogenetic analysis, expression in Escherichia coli strain JM109	Reticulitermes speratus

Organism

Organism	UniProt	Comment	Textmining
Reticulitermes speratus	E9RFD4	two populations collected in Japan, gene RsGGPPS	-

Source Tissue

Source Tissue	Comment	Organism	Textmining
epithelial cell	epithelial class 1 gland cell, around the frontal-gland reservoir, termite soldiers show a 3fold higher expression level than workers	Reticulitermes speratus	-
additional information	not in vacuolar class 3 gland cells, localization study by in situ hybridization analysis	Reticulitermes speratus	-

Synonyms

Synonyms	Comment	Organism
GGPP synthase	-	Reticulitermes speratus

General Information

General Information	Comment	Organism
physiological function	geranylgeranyl diphosphate is synthesized as diterpene defensive secretion used as chemical weapon of termite soldiers. GGPP is also used for various other essential cellular roles in animals. It plays an essential role in various processes such as electron transport (e.g., ubiquinones), glycosylation (e.g., dolichols), and membrane association (prenylation of proteins: e.g., geranylgeranylated proteins), as well as in secondary metabolites such as carotenoids	Reticulitermes speratus

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