Molecular BiologybioRxiv
Pollen feeding proteomics: salivary proteins of the passion flower butterfly, Heliconius melpomene
Desiree Harpel, Darron A Cullen, Swidbert Ott…·James R Walters
This study identifies 31 salivary proteins from Heliconius melpomene, revealing functional classes involved in pollen digestion, immunity, and housekeeping, with some unannotated proteins showing recent tandem duplications.
DOI 10.1016/j.ibmb.2015.04.004