Excess melanin precursors rescue defective cuticular traits in stony mutant silkworms probably by upregulating four genes encoding RR1-type larval cuticular proteins
Liang Qiao, Zhengwen Yan, Xiong Gao, Youjin Hao, Rixin Wang, Hai Hu, Jiangbo Song, Xiaoling Tong, Lin-Rong Che, Songzhen He, Bin Chen, James Mallet, Cheng Lu, Fangyin Dai
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BiologyMelanismMelaninCuticle (hair)GeneMutantIntegumentLarvaGeneticsArthropod cuticleInsectBotanyCell biologyNeurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchInsect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorSilk-based biomaterials and applications