Identification of a putative ribosomal protein mRNA in Chironomus riparius and its response to cadmium, heat shock, and actinomycin D.

A putative ribosomal protein (rp) mRNA in Chironomus riparius has been found using differential display (DD). Its sequence has 84.8% identity with mosquito rp L8, Aedes albopictus, and is approximately 0.