Liu Yan, Meng Zhi-Qi, Niu Bao-Long, He Li-Hua, Weng Hong-Biao, Shen Wei-Feng
Journal of Insect Science 8 (54), 1-7, (1 September 2008) https://doi.org/10.1673/031.008.5401
KEYWORDS: eye pigmentation, Lepidoptera, vermilion gene
A Bombyx mori L. (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae) gene encoding tryptophan oxygenase has been molecularly cloned and analyzed. The tryptophan oxygenase cDNA had 1374 nucleotides that encoded a 401 amino acid protein with an estimated molecular mass of 46.47 kDa and a PI of 5.88. RT-PCR analysis showed that the B. mori tryptophan oxygenase gene was transcribed in all examined stages. Tryptophan oxygenase proteins are relatively well conserved among different orders of arthropods.