title: Silk moth neuropeptide hormones: prothoracicotropic hormone and others.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Japan.
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nagata
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kataoka
authors.forename: Akinori
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Suzuki
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D007301:Insect Hormones; D009479:Neuropeptides; D036361:Peptide Hormones; C009089:prothoracicotropic hormone