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The sequence of one peptide (31 amino acids) was determined and found to have similarity to insect transferrins. By using conserved regions of insect transferrin sequences, degenerate oligonucleotide PCR primers were designed and used to isolate a cDNA clone encoding an\n                    <jats:italic>A. aegypti<\/jats:italic>\n                    transferrin. The encoded protein contained a signal sequence that, when cleaved, would yield a mature protein of 68 kDa. It contained the 31-amino acid peptide, and the 3\u2032 end exactly matched a cDNA encoding a polypeptide that is up-regulated when\n                    <jats:italic>A. aegypti<\/jats:italic>\n                    encapsulates filarial worms [Beerntsen, B. T., Severson, D. W. &amp; Christensen, B. M. (1994)\n                    <jats:italic>Exp. Parasitol.<\/jats:italic>\n                    79, 312\u2013321]. 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