Combined CRISPR toolkits reveal the domestication landscape and function of the ultra-long and highly repetitive silk genes
Wei Lü, Sanyuan Ma, Le Sun, Tong Zhang, Xiaogang Wang, Min Feng, Aoming Wang, Run Shi, Ling Jia, Qingyou Xia
Topics & Concepts
Bombyx moriGenome editingFibroinGenomeBiologyCRISPRGeneDomesticationBombyxGeneticsCas9Computational biologyPositional cloningSILKLocus (genetics)Computer scienceOperating systemSilk-based biomaterials and applicationsInvertebrate Immune Response MechanismsViral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects