Identification of Ser2 proteins as major sericin components in the non-cocoon silk of Bombyx mori

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 339-344

  Takasu, Yoko ^a   Hata, Tamako ^a   Uchino, Keiro ^a   Zhang, Qiang ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bombyx mori; Larval silk; Middle silk gland; Sericin

Indexed keywords

INSECT PROTEIN; SERICIN;

ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENETICS; LARVA; METABOLISM; SILKWORM;

ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; ANIMALS; BOMBYX; INSECT PROTEINS; LARVA; SERICINS;

BOMBYX MORI;

EID: 77950362224     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2010.02.010     Document Type: Article

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