Progress of Molecular Biology and Physiology in Silkworms
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2024 | Viewed by 81
Special Issue Editors
Interests: tissue mimicking; insects; oxidative stress response; human homolog
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: protein–protein interaction; molecular biology; biochemistry; insect physiology; Cry toxin; bioinformatics; crop breeding; plant genome analysis
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The genome information of the silkworm moth, Bombyx mori, was released in 2008 through a collaboration between researchers from Japan and China. Subsequently, the genome browser KAIKObase integrated with genome mapping information, and gene annotation data have been constructed and are utilized worldwide. Gene cloning and functional elucidation using genome information have led to vigorous research on silkworm physiology, including silk production and feeding habits. Moreover, silkworms are used in studies on insecticide mechanisms such as viruses and toxin proteins. They serve as model insects in research targeting other Lepidopteran insects, including crop pests such as the fall armyworm and diamondback moth. In recent years, numerous studies using transgenic silkworms induced by TALEN and CRISPR/Cas9 have been reported.
This Special Issue aims to focus on the latest research in molecular biology and physiology of silkworms, utilizing genome and various database information, as well as genome editing technologies.
Dr. Hiroko Tabunoki
Dr. Satomi Adegawa
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- silkworm
- Bombyx mori
- molecular biology
- physiology
- genome analysis
- mode of action
- genome editing
