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| Citation | Fry, J.D., Saweikis, M. (2006). Aldehyde dehydrogenase is essential for both adult and larval ethanol resistance in Drosophila melanogaster. Genet. Res. (Camb.) 87(2): 87--92. (Export to RIS) | ||
| FlyBase ID | FBrf0190683 | ||
| Publication Type | Research paper | ||
| PubMed ID | 16566845 | ||
| PubMed Abstract | The enzyme aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) is essential for ethanol metabolism in mammals, converting the highly toxic intermediate acetaldehyde to acetate. The role of ALDH in Drosophila has been debated, with some authors arguing that, at least in larvae, acetaldehyde detoxification is carried out mainly by alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH), the enzyme responsible for converting ethanol to acetaldehyde. Here, we report the creation and characterization of four null mutants of Aldh, the putative structural locus for ALDH. Aldh null larvae and adults are poisoned by ethanol concentrations easily tolerated by wild-types; their ethanol sensitivity is in fact comparable to that of Adh nulls. The results refute the view that ALDH plays only a minor role in ethanol detoxification in larvae, and suggest that Aldh and Adh may be equally important players in the evolution of ethanol resistance in fruit-breeding Drosophila. | ||
| DOI | 10.1017/S0016672306008032 | ||
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| Language of Publication | English | ||
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| Publication Type | Journal | ||
| Abbreviation | Genet. Res. (Camb.) | ||
| Title | Genetics research | ||
| Publication Year | 1960- | ||
| ISBN/ISSN | 0016-6723 1469-5073 | ||
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