Acidification of the silk gland lumen in Bombyx mori and Samia cynthia ricini and localization of H+-translocating vacuolar-type ATPase

Journal of Insect Biotechnology and Sericology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 9-16

  Miyake, Seiji ^a   Azuma, Masaaki ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acidification; Bombyx mori; H+ translocating vacuolar type ATPase; Liquid silk; Samia cynthia ricini; Silk gland

Indexed keywords

APICAL SURFACES; BOMBYX MORI; H+-TRANSLOCATING VACUOLAR-TYPE ATPASE; MIDDLE SILK GLANDS; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL STATE; SAMIA CYNTHIA RICINI; SILKWORM LARVAE; SIMILAR PATTERN;

ACIDIFICATION; ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANES; GELATION; PROTEINS;

LIQUIDS;

BOMBYX; BOMBYX MORI; SAMIA; SAMIA CYNTHIA RICINI;

BOMBYX MORI; DYE; FIBROIN; PH; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SILKWORM;

EID: 40949087768     PISSN: 13468073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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