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Chikara Hirayama

National Agriculture and Food Research Organization

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An ATP-binding cassette subfamily C is crucial for flavonoid sequestration in the domestic silkworm, Bombyx mori

Ryusei Waizumi, Chikara Hirayama, Kenji Watanabe, Tetsuya Iizuka, Yoko Takasu, Hideki Sezutsu

This study identifies BmABCC4 as a key ATP-binding cassette transporter involved in flavonoid sequestration in the silkworm, enhancing cocoon protection.

bioRxiv · May 14, 2025 · PreprintGenetics

A major endogenous glycosidase mediating quercetin uptake in Bombyx mori

Ryusei Waizumi, Chikara Hirayama, Shuichiro Tomita, Tetsuya Iizuka, Seigou Kuwazaki, Akiya Jouraku, Takuya Tsubota, Kakeru Yokoi, Kimiko Yamamoto, Hideki Sezutsu

The paper identifies LQGH1, a glycosidase in Bombyx mori that mediates quercetin uptake by deglycosylating quercetin glycosides, and shows its conservation and role in silk production.

bioRxiv · Aug 2, 2023 · PreprintGenetics