Calliphorin, a Protein Involved in the Cuticle Formation of the Blowfly, Calliphora vicina

Abstract

Injections of radioactively labelled calliphorin into IIIrd instar larvae of Calliphora indicate that the protein is incorporated into the integument. Immunofluorescence techniques show that the endocuticle is the final site of deposition of calliphorin. It is concluded that calliphorin is an essential protein of the tanned cuticle. © 1980, Walter de Gruyter. All rights reserved.