Albino (al) is a tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4)-deficient mutant of the silkworm Bombyx mori.

doi:10.1016/j.ibmb.2013.03.009

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Albino (al) is a tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4)-deficient mutant of the silkworm Bombyx mori.

Insect biochemistry and molecular biology - 1 Jul 2013

Fujii Tsuguru, Abe Hiroaki, Kawamoto Munetaka, Katsuma Susumu, Banno Yutaka, Shimada Toru

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Albino (al) is a lethal mutant of Bombyx mori that exhibits a colourless cuticle after the first ecdysis and dies without feeding on mulberry. Previous studies have indicated that sclerotisation was insufficient because of defective phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism in albino larvae. However, the genetic mechanism underlying the albino phenotype has not been determined. Dopamine plays a central role in insect...

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Animals
Biopterins
Bombyx
Dopamine
Female
Insect Proteins
Larva
Male
Mutation
Phenylalanine
Phosphorus-Oxygen Lyases

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PMID: 23567588
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2013.03.009

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