Cloning and Sequencing of Two Acetylcholinesterase cDNA Fragments from Cotton Aphid,Aphis gossypii Glover

Two acetylcholinesterase (AChE) genes cDNA fragments,Ag.acel and Ag.ace2,have been cloned from cotton aphid,Aphis gossypii Glover using degenerate primers with RT-PCR technique.Ag.acel gene cDNA fragment is of 282 bp encoding 94 amino acids,and Ag.ace2 gene cDNA fragment is of 264 bp encoding 88 amino acids.Both two putative AChE genes cDNA fragments share numerous similarities with those cloned from other insects.This is the first report of two AChE cDNA fragment sequences in the insect species,which provided the direct evidence of multiple AChE existence in insects.