Silk moth neuropeptide hormones: prothoracicotropic hormone and others.
The silkworm, Bombyx mori, is a very useful model species, especially in genetics, biochemistry, physiology, and molecular biology, helping researchers unravel the many mysteries involved in the insect life process. The present review describes our early contributions as chemists to the study of the molting and metamorphosis of B. mori. We also present research by Japanese scientists that contributed to the isolation and characterization of peptide hormones from B. mori.
Nagata
Shinji
S
Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Japan.
Kataoka
Hiroshi
H
Suzuki
Akinori
A
D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D012831:Bombyx / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007301:Insect Hormones / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology; D036361:Peptide Hormones / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology
D007301:Insect Hormones; D009479:Neuropeptides; D036361:Peptide Hormones; C009089:prothoracicotropic hormone