Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Molecular Characterization and Tissue Localization of an F-Box Only Protein from Silkworm, Bombyx mori. |
| Authors: |
Yafang Shen, Tiancheng Zhang, Jianqing Chen, Zhengbing Lv, Jian Chen, Dan Wang, Zuoming Nie, Pingan He, Jiang Wang, Qingliang Zheng, Qing Sheng, Xiangfu Wu, Yaozhou Zhang |
| Source: |
Comparative & Functional Genomics; 2009, Special section p1-8, 8p, 1 Color Photograph, 4 Black and White Photographs, 1 Diagram, 2 Graphs |
| Subject Terms: |
PROTEINS, SILKWORMS, AMINO acids, BIOINFORMATICS, IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY |
| Abstract: |
The eukaryotic F-box protein family is characterized by an F-box motif that has been shown to be critical for the controlled degradation of regulatory proteins. We identified a gene encoding an F-box protein from a cDNA library of silkworm pupae, which has an ORF of 1821 bp, encoding a predicted 606 amino acids. Bioinformatic analysis on the amino acid sequence shows that BmFBXO21 has a low degree of similarity to proteins from other species, and may be related to the regulation of cell-cycle progression. We have detected the expression pattern of BmFBXO21 mRNA and protein and performed immunohistochemistry at three different levels. Expression was highest in the spinning stage, and in the tissues of head, epidermis, and genital organs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Complementary Index |
