This paper introduces a high-efficiency gene editing method for Anopheles sinensis using ReMOT control, achieving high editing efficiency through adult mosquito injection.

Insect Science · Dec 11, 2023Peer-reviewedGenetics

The BTB-ZF gene Bm-mamo regulates pigmentation in silkworm caterpillars

Songyuan Wu, Xiaoling Tong, Chenxing Peng, Jiangwen Luo, Chenghao Zhang, Kunpeng Lu, Chunlin Li, Xin Shun Ding, Xiaohui Duan, Yaru Lu, Hai Hu, Duan Tan, Fangyin Dai

This study identifies Bm-mamo as a transcription factor regulating pigmentation in silkworm caterpillars through its role in pigment synthesis and cuticular protein gene expression.

eLife · Sep 1, 2023Peer-reviewedGenetics

Reference genomes of 545 silkworms enable high-throughput exploring genotype-phenotype relationships

Xiaoling Tong, Minjin Han, Kunpeng Lu, Shuaishuai Tai, Shubo Liang, Yucheng Liu, Hai Hu, Jianghong Shen, Anxing Long, Chengyu Zhan, Xin Shun Ding, Qiang Gao, Bili Zhang, Duan Tan, Yajie Yuan, , Fangyin Dai

The paper presents 545 silkworm genomes to explore genotype-phenotype relationships, identifying new genes and variants linked to domestication and adaptation.

bioRxiv · Sep 28, 2021 · PreprintGenomics