Advances in Silkworm Studies Accelerated by the Genome Sequencing of Bombyx mori

Q Xia, S Li, Q Feng - Annual review of entomology, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Significant progress has been achieved in silkworm (Bombyx mori) research since the last
review on this insect was published in this journal in 2005. In this article, we review the new …

THE GENETICS AND GENOMICS OF THE SILKWORM, BOMBYX MORI

MR Goldsmith, T Shimada, H Abe - Annu. Rev. Entomol., 2005 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract We review progress in applying molecular genetic and genomic technologies to
studies in the domesticated silkworm, Bombyx mori, highlighting its use as a model for …

SilkDB: a knowledgebase for silkworm biology and genomics

J Wang, Q Xia, X He, M Dai, J Ruan, J Chen… - Nucleic acids …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Silkworm Knowledgebase (SilkDB) is a web-based repository for the curation,
integration and study of silkworm genetic and genomic data. With the recent …

A second-generation integrated map of the silkworm reveals synteny and conserved gene order between lepidopteran insects

Y Yasukochi, LA Ashakumary, K Baba, A Yoshido… - Genetics, 2006 - academic.oup.com
A second-generation linkage map was constructed for the silkworm, Bombyx mori, focusing
on mapping Bombyx sequences appearing in public nucleotide databases and bacterial …

Advanced technologies for genetically manipulating the silkworm Bombyx mori, a model Lepidopteran insect

H Xu, DA O'Brochta - Proceedings of the Royal Society B …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Genetic technologies based on transposon-mediated transgenesis along with several
recently developed genome-editing technologies have become the preferred methods of …

Recent progress in genome engineering techniques in the silkworm, Bombyx mori

T Daimon, T Kiuchi, Y Takasu - Development, growth & …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Rapid advances in genome engineering tools, such as zinc finger nucleases (ZFN s),
transcription activator‐like effector nucleases (TALEN s), and the clustered regularly …

The construction of an EST database for Bombyx mori and its application

K Mita, M Morimyo, K Okano, Y Koike… - Proceedings of the …, 2003 - National Acad Sciences
To build a foundation for the complete genome analysis of Bombyx mori, we have
constructed an EST database. Because gene expression patterns deeply depend on tissues …

SilkDB v2.0: a platform for silkworm (Bombyx mori) genome biology

J Duan, R Li, D Cheng, W Fan, X Zha… - Nucleic acids …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
The SilkDB is an open-access database for genome biology of the silkworm (Bombyx mori).
Since the draft sequence was completed and the SilkDB was first released 5 years ago, we …

Silkworm genomics–progress and prospects

J Nagaraju, MR Goldsmith - Current Science, 2002 - JSTOR
The biology and genetics of silkworm, Bombyx mori, is the most advanced of any
lepidopteran species. Its rich repertoire of genetic resources and potential applications in …

Genetics of the silkworm: revisiting an ancient model system

MR Goldsmith, AS Wilkins - Molecular model systems in the …, 1995 - cambridge.org
The earliest known silk textile is nearly five thousand years old (Kuhn, 1988). The condition
and weave of the fiber indicate that the insect that produced it, Bombyx mori, was already …