Cellular events and molecular mechanisms underlying sex pheromone production in the silkmoth, Bombyx mori
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Lepidopteran sex pheromones are aliphatic compounds with limited functional groups, and are synthesized de novo in the pheromone gland from acetyl-CoA through the fatty acid biosynthetic pathway. A neurohormone termed pheromone-biosynthesis-activating neuropeptide (PBAN) regulates sex pheromone production in a number of lepidopteran species. With the aim of promoting general understanding, we review recent studies on the cellular events and molecular mechanisms of sex pheromone production in the silkmoth, Bombyx mori. S. Matsumoto
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