title: When inordinate tissue growth is beneficial: improving silk production by increasing silk gland size.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Evolutionary Biology (CSIC-UPF), Passeig Marítim 37, 08003 Barcelona, Spain. xavier.belles@ibe.upf-csic.es
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Bellés
mesh_terms: D000825:Animal Structures / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D030801:Animals, Genetically Modified; D012831:Bombyx / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000235:genetics; D019476:Insect Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D009929:Organ Size / Q000235:genetics; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D047011:Silk / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D015854:Up-Regulation; D018631:ras Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D019476:Insect Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D047011:Silk; D018631:ras Proteins