RRC ID 11271
著者 Futahashi R, Okamoto S, Kawasaki H, Zhong YS, Iwanaga M, Mita K, Fujiwara H.
タイトル Genome-wide identification of cuticular protein genes in the silkworm, Bombyx mori.
ジャーナル Insect Biochem Mol Biol
Abstract Many kinds of cuticular proteins are found in a single insect species and their numbers and features are diversified among insects. Because there are so many cuticular proteins and so much sequence variation among them, an overview of cuticular protein gene is needed. Recently, a complete silkworm genome sequence was obtained through the integration of data from two whole genome sequence projects performed independently in 2004. To identify cuticular protein genes in the silkworm Bombyx mori exhaustively, we searched both the Bombyx whole genome sequence as well as various EST libraries, and found 220 putative cuticular protein genes. We also revised the annotation of the gene model, and named each identified cuticular protein based on its motif. The phylogenetic tree of cuticular protein genes among B. mori, Drosophila melanogaster, and Apis mellifera revealed that duplicate cuticular protein clusters have evolved independently among insects. Comparison of EST libraries and northern blot analyses showed that the tissue- and stage-specific expression of each gene was intricately regulated, even between adjacent genes in the same gene cluster. This study reveals many novel cuticular protein genes as well as insights into cuticular protein gene regulation.
巻・号 38(12)
ページ 1138-46
公開日 2008-12-1
DOI 10.1016/j.ibmb.2008.05.007
PII S0965-1748(08)00110-0
PMID 19280704
MeSH Animals Bombyx / genetics* Bombyx / metabolism* Expressed Sequence Tags Gene Expression Profiling* Gene Expression Regulation / physiology Gene Library Genome, Insect* Insect Proteins / genetics Insect Proteins / metabolism* Integumentary System Phylogeny
IF 3.827
引用数 101
WOS 分野 ENTOMOLOGY BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
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