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A major facilitator superfamily protein participates in the reddish brown pigmentation in Bombyx mori.
Journal of insect physiology - 1 Nov 2012
Zhao Yunpo, Zhang Hao, Li Zhiqian, Duan Jianli, Jiang Jianhao, Wang Yubing, Zhan Shuai, Akinkurolere Rotimi O, Xu Anying, Qian Heying, Miao Xuexia, Tan Anjiang, Huang Yongping
Abstract excerpt
MucK is a member of the major facilitator super family (MFS) and is within a subgroup involved in the uptake of organic acids. Here, we provide the first evidence that mucK is required for normal body color pattern in insect larvae. In the cts mutant strain of Bombyx mori (Linnaeus), the larval anal plates, prothoracic tergum, and the head are reddish brown, as opposed to the white color found in the wild type....
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