Laminins are important basement membrane(BM)components with crucial roles in development.The numbers of laminin isoforms in various organisms are determined by the composition of the different α,β,and
Cuticular proteins(CPs)are crucial components of the insect cuticle.Although numerous genes encoding cuticular proteins have been identified in known insect genomes to date,their functions in maintain
The pigmentation pattern of Lepidoptera varies greatly in different development stages.To date,the effects of key genes in the melanin metabolism pathway on larval and adult body color are distinct,ye
WW domains are protein modules that mediate protein–protein interactions through recognition of proline-rich peptide motifs and phosphorylated serine/threonine–proline sites.WW domains are found in ma
The forkhead box(Fox)transcription factor family has a characteristic of forkhead domain,a winged DNAbinding domain.The Fox genes have been classified into 23 subfamilies,designated FoxA to FoxS,of wh
The silkworm,Bombyx mori,is an economically important insect that was domesticated more than 5000 years ago.Its major economic traits focused on by breeders are quantitative traits,and an accurate and
Background: Silk has numerous unique properties that make it a staple of textile manufacturing for several thousand years.However,wider applications of silk in modern have been stalled due to limitati
In the preparation process for scanning electron microscopy(SEM),flexed silkworm embryos typically assume several curled shapes with irregular postures that obscure morphological details during SEM ob
Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus(BmNPV)ORF79(Bm79)encodes an occlusion-derived virus(ODV)-specific envelope protein,which is a homologue of the per os infectivity factor 4(PIF4)of Autographa californi