title: cDNA cloning and mRNA expression of L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine decarboxylase gene homologue from the silkworm, Bombyx mori.
abstract: L-3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine decarboxylase (DDC) cDNA, from Bombyx mori that contains an open reading frame of 1437 bp encoding 478 amino acids, was cloned and characterized. Expression analyses of B. mori DDC mRNA by Northern and in situ hybridization indicated that expression of silkworm DDC expression is possibly controlled by neuropeptide hormones in tissue- and stage-specific manners.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sericulture and Entomology, National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, RDA, Suwon 441-100, South Korea. hwangjs@rda.go.kr
authors.forename: Jae-Sam
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Seok-Woo
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Tae-Won
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Goo
authors.forename: Eun-Young
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Yun
authors.forename: Jin-Sung
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: O-Yu
authors.initials: OY
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Taehoon
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chun
authors.forename: Yuriko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Haruhiko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D012831:Bombyx / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics*; D002262:Carboxy-Lyases / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D026461:Ecdysteroids / Q000494:pharmacology; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009928:Organ Specificity / Q000235:genetics; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D020539:Sequence Analysis, Protein
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D026461:Ecdysteroids; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D002262:Carboxy-Lyases; C477392:L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine decarboxylase, Bombyx mori