As genome of B. mori is available in GenBank, identification of novel genes of B. mori can be carried out. In this study, we used the in silico cloning method to obtain the Glucuronyltransferase-S (GlcAT-S) gene of B. mori and analysed with bioinformatics tools. The result was confirmed by RT-PCR,prokaryotic expression and western blot. The GlcAT-S cDNA contains a 843bp ORF and has three exons....

We analyzed the presence of chemical compounds from the head space of Bombyx mori which are attracted / recognized and entrapped by the head proteins upon biting of mulberry leaves through Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis. The results of GC-MS showed that 28 chemical compounds were present in the head space of B. mori. Among this 28 compounds phenol, 2, 4-bis(1,1dimethyleth...

Part 4. Biregular geometry 28 4.1. Fano-Mori contractions on a smooth n-fold with n ≤ 4 29 4.2. Fano-Mori contractions on a smooth n-fold with fibers of small dimension 34 4.3. The fibers of a Fano-Mori contraction 35 4.3.1. Using the vanishing theorem 35 4.3.2. Existence of a ladder for a fiber of a F-M contraction; horizontal slicing 37 4.3.3. Rational curves on the fiber of F-M contractions ...

BACKGROUND The silkworm, Bombyx mori, is an important insect in the textile industry and its pupa are used in Chinese cuisine and traditional Chinese medicine. The silk, urine and dander of silkworms is often the cause of allergies in sericulture workers and the pupa has been found to be a food allergen in China. Recent studies have focused on reporting cases of silkworm allergies, but only a f...

The carotenoid-binding protein (CBP) of the domesticated silkworm, Bombyx mori, a major determinant of cocoon color, is likely to have been substantially influenced by domestication of this species. We analyzed the structure of the CBP gene in multiple strains of B. mori, in multiple individuals of the wild silkworm, B. mandarina (the putative wild ancestor of B. mori), and in a number of other...

Alphabaculovirus is an entomopathogenic virus genus that infects Bombyx mori, which is known as the Bombyx mori multiple nucleopolyedrovirus (BmMNPV). This virus is polyorganotrophic, and a series of tissues are known as targets; however, there is currently no information regarding infection in the pylorus, the segment of the hindgut that is present in the midgut transition and is responsible f...

© 2015 TERRAPUB, Tokyo. All rights reserved. doi:10.5047/agbm.2015.00501.0001 (Keddie et al. 1989). At the late stage of infection, a markedly enhanced locomotion behavior of infected larvae is observed (Goulson 1997), which is followed by a dramatic degradation of the host cadaver. The Bombyx mori NPV (BmNPV), one of the wellcharacterized baculoviruses, is a virus specifically pathogenic for t...

The present study deals with the oral supplementation with (50, 100 and 150 ?g/ml) synergetic effect of potassium and magnesium chloride on the fat body glycogen, protein, total lipids and haemolymph trehalose, protein of fifth instar larvae of Bombyx mori L (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae). The observed parameters significantly increased in all the treated groups when compared with those of the corre...

Bombyx mori L. (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae) nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV) is a highly pathogenic virus in the sericultural industry, often causing severe damage leading to large economic losses. The immune mechanisms of B. mori against this virus remain obscure. Previous studies had demonstrated Bmlipase-1, BmNox and Bmserine protease-2 showing antiviral activity in vitro, but data on the transcrip...