Characterization of the primary structure of the major silk gene, h-fibroin, across caddisfly (Trichoptera) suborders

J Heckenhauer, RJ Stewart, B Ríos-Touma, A Powell… - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
Larvae of caddisflies (Trichoptera) produce silk to build various underwater structures
allowing them to exploit a wide range of aquatic environments. The silk adheres to various …

Using the multi-omics approach to reveal the silk composition in Plectrocnemia conspersa

L Rouhová, H Sehadová, L Pauchová… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Similar to Lepidoptera, the larvae of Trichoptera are also capable of producing silk.
Plectrocnemia conspersa, a predatory species belonging to the suborder Annulipalpia …

Identification of silk components in the bombycoid moth Andraca theae (Endromidae) reveals three fibroin subunits resembling those of Bombycidae and Sphingidae

P Kmet, L Kucerova, H Sehadova, BC Wu… - Journal of Insect …, 2023 - Elsevier
The silk produced by Lepidoptera caterpillars is a mixture of proteins secreted by the
transformed labial glands, the silk glands (SG). The silk fiber consists of insoluble …

A comprehensive gene expression analysis of the unique three-layered cocoon of the cecropia moth, Hyalophora cecropia

L Rouhová, Š Podlahová, P Kmet, M Žurovec… - Insect Biochemistry and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The larvae of the moth Hyalophora cecropia spin silk cocoons with morphologically distinct
layers. We investigated the expression of the individual silk protein components of these …

Comprehensive analysis of silk proteins and gland compartments in Limnephilus lunatus, a case-making trichopteran

L Rouhova, M Zurovcova, M Hradilova, M Sery… - BMC genomics, 2024 - Springer
Caddisfly larvae produce silk containing heavy and light fibroins, similar to the silk of
Lepidoptera, for the construction of underwater structures. We analyzed the silk of …

Structural diversity of silk heavy-chain fibroins across major caddisfly (Trichoptera) clades

J Heckenhauer, RJ Stewart, B Ríos-Touma, A Powell… - bioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
Similar to their sister order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies), the primarily aquatic larvae
of Trichoptera (caddisflies) produce silk, which is used to build a wide variety of underwater …

[PDF][PDF] Cytogenetická analýza satelitní DNA u předivky Yponomeuta cagnagella

T Štrobl - theses.cz
Satellite DNA has been somewhat neglected topic when it comes to studies on
Lepidopteran genetics. This thesis therefore attempts to shed some light on the distribution …