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TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR Bmsage PLAYS A CRUCIAL ROLE IN SILK GLAND GENERATION IN SILKWORM, Bombyx mori.
Archives of insect biochemistry and physiology - 1 Oct 2015
Xin Hu-hu, Zhang Deng-pan, Chen Rui-ting, Cai Zi-zheng, Lu Yan, Liang Shuang, Miao Yun-gen
Abstract excerpt
Salivary gland secretion is altered in Drosophila embryos with loss of function of the sage gene. Saliva has a reduced volume and an increased electron density according to transmission electron microscopy, resulting in regions of tube dilation and constriction with intermittent tube closure. However, the precise functions of Bmsage in silkworm (Bombyx mori) are unknown, although its sequence had been deposited...
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