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- Title
Cloning of the fibroin gene from the oak silkworm, Antheraea yamamai and its complete sequence.
- Authors
Hwang, Jae-Sam; Lee, Jin-Sung; Goo, Tae-Won; Yun, Eun-Young; Lee, Kwang-Sik; Kim, Yong-Sung; Jin, Byung-Rae; Lee, Sang-Mong; Kim, Keun-Young; Kang, Seok-Woo; Suh, Dong-Sang
- Abstract
The nucleotide sequences containing an entire genomic region and 5′ upstream region of Antheraea yamamai fibroin gene have been determined. The gene consists of an initial exon encoding 14 amino acids, an intron (150 bp), and a long second exon coding for 2641 amino acids. The fibroin coding sequence shows a specialized organization with a highly repetitive region flanked by non repetitive 5′ and 3′ ends. Northern blot analyses confirmed that fibroin gene is actively expressed in the posterior silk gland of the final instar larvae of Antheraea yamamai.
- Subjects
NUCLEOTIDE sequence; CLONING; AMINO acids; GENES; GENETICS; GENETIC engineering
- Publication
Biotechnology Letters, 2001, Vol 23, Issue 16, p1321
- ISSN
0141-5492
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1023/A:1010542011150