The localization of luciferase in pteroptyx tener (coleoptera: lampyridae) light organ

Firefly is famously known for the light emission from its abdominal light organ. Light produce by firefly is known as bioluminescence. Luciferase is the enzyme that catalyze the light emitting reaction that produce bioluminescence. Haematoxylin and Eosin staining were used to describe the histologic...

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Main Authors: Nur Khairunnisa S., Nurul Wahida Othman, Norela Sulaiman
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Published: Pusat Sistematik Serangga, Fakulti Sains dan Teknologi, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016
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spelling ukm-109722017-11-23T04:35:16Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10972/ The localization of luciferase in pteroptyx tener (coleoptera: lampyridae) light organ Nur Khairunnisa S., Nurul Wahida Othman, Norela Sulaiman, Firefly is famously known for the light emission from its abdominal light organ. Light produce by firefly is known as bioluminescence. Luciferase is the enzyme that catalyze the light emitting reaction that produce bioluminescence. Haematoxylin and Eosin staining were used to describe the histological structure of the light organ. Localization of luciferase was discovered by immunohistochemical staining with polyclonal anti-luciferase and DAB chromogen as secondary antibody. Microphotography of light organ tissues was taken by Carl Zeiss Axio Scope A1 photomicroscope. This study revealed that the luciferase enzyme located at the photocyte cytoplasm of photogenic layer. This finding is an initial step to fully understand the regulation of synchronous light production in P. tener. Pusat Sistematik Serangga, Fakulti Sains dan Teknologi, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10972/1/16139-45753-1-PB.pdf Nur Khairunnisa S., and Nurul Wahida Othman, and Norela Sulaiman, (2016) The localization of luciferase in pteroptyx tener (coleoptera: lampyridae) light organ. Serangga, 21 (1). pp. 51-59. ISSN 1394-5130 http://ejournal.ukm.my/serangga/issue/view/881/showToc
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description Firefly is famously known for the light emission from its abdominal light organ. Light produce by firefly is known as bioluminescence. Luciferase is the enzyme that catalyze the light emitting reaction that produce bioluminescence. Haematoxylin and Eosin staining were used to describe the histological structure of the light organ. Localization of luciferase was discovered by immunohistochemical staining with polyclonal anti-luciferase and DAB chromogen as secondary antibody. Microphotography of light organ tissues was taken by Carl Zeiss Axio Scope A1 photomicroscope. This study revealed that the luciferase enzyme located at the photocyte cytoplasm of photogenic layer. This finding is an initial step to fully understand the regulation of synchronous light production in P. tener.
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author Nur Khairunnisa S.,
Nurul Wahida Othman,
Norela Sulaiman,
spellingShingle Nur Khairunnisa S.,
Nurul Wahida Othman,
Norela Sulaiman,
The localization of luciferase in pteroptyx tener (coleoptera: lampyridae) light organ
author_facet Nur Khairunnisa S.,
Nurul Wahida Othman,
Norela Sulaiman,
author_sort Nur Khairunnisa S.,
title The localization of luciferase in pteroptyx tener (coleoptera: lampyridae) light organ
title_short The localization of luciferase in pteroptyx tener (coleoptera: lampyridae) light organ
title_full The localization of luciferase in pteroptyx tener (coleoptera: lampyridae) light organ
title_fullStr The localization of luciferase in pteroptyx tener (coleoptera: lampyridae) light organ
title_full_unstemmed The localization of luciferase in pteroptyx tener (coleoptera: lampyridae) light organ
title_sort localization of luciferase in pteroptyx tener (coleoptera: lampyridae) light organ
publisher Pusat Sistematik Serangga, Fakulti Sains dan Teknologi, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2016
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10972/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10972/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10972/1/16139-45753-1-PB.pdf
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