• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.249-254
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• 2004

Dietary supplementation of sodium nitrate with different concentrations 50, 100, 200, 500, 700 and 1000 $\mu\textrm{g}$/ml of single, two, three and four feeds to fifth instar larvae of biovoltine NB$_4$D$_2$ race of the silkworm, B. mori resulted in significant increase in the food conversion, conversion rate and conversion efficiency $K_1$ and $K_2$. However, there were significant decrease in the food assimilation, assimilation rate and assimilation efficiency in the sodium nitrate treated groups as compared with that of the corresponding parameters of the carrier control. This indicates that the administration of sodium nitrate may stimulate metabolic activities, thereby influencing conversion of food into body weight in the bivoltine silkworm, B. mori.

• 한국잠사곤충학회지
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.205-209
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• 1997

In a line X tester crossing programme (24 lines 2 testers) the general combining ability (GCA) and specific combining ability (SCA) effects were analyzed for five economic characters in the bivoltine silkworm, Bombyx mori L. The results showed desired GCA effects in 934D1 (9500), 934B (9789) and 934A1 (9855) for cocoon yield per 10,000 larvae brushed by number. Likewise, the lines found to be superior based on GCA effects for other characters were as follows; 931D (14.040 Kgs), 935E (17.023 Kga.), 934D1 (15.643 Kgs.) and 934B (15.687 Kgs.) for cocoon yield by weight: 931D (1.717 g) and 930E (1.796 g) for single cocoon weight; 932B (0.330 g) for single shell weight: 931D (1.717 g) and 930e (1.796 g) for single cocoon weight; 932B (0.330 g) for single shell weight; 932B (18.7%), 933A (18.86%) and 935A (19.89%) for shell ratio. SCA effects showed the superiority of 932D$\times$KA (9822 cocoon yield per 10,000 larvae brushed by number); 932A$\times$NB4D2 (16.933 Kgs. cocoon yield per 10,000 larvae brushed by weight); 931C$\times$KA (1.911 g single cocoon weight); 934$\times$NB4D2 (0.371 g single shell weight and 21.0% shell ratio). The analysis indicated non-additive gene action for all the five characters.

• Animal cells and systems
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.211-216
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• 2001

Polyclonal antiserum against Manduca sexta allatotropin has been utilized to investigate the localization of allatotropin-immunoreactivity in the brain of the si1k moth Bombyx mori. Manduca sexta allatotropin-immunoreactive (Mas-AT-IR) neurons were found in all larval brains investigated, but not in prepupal, pupal and adult brains. In the larval stages, first appearance of Mas-AT-immunoreactivity w8s shown in the brain of first instar larvae, which contains four pairs of bilateral Mas-AT-IR cell bodies. Labeled neurons increased to six pairs in the second instar larval brain, including two pairs of median neurosecretory cells in the pars intercerebralis. In the third and fourth instar larvae, five pairs of labeled cell bodies were distributed throughout each brain. In the fifth instar, there were about ten pairs of bilateral cell bodies in the day-1 brain, about seven pairs in the day-3 brains, and five pairs in the day-5 brains, respectively. Mas-AT-labeling was observed in both axons within nervi corpora cavdiaci (NCC) 1+11 and corpora allata. This suggests that the Mas-AT produced from the brain neurons is transported via some axons of the NCC 1+11 and nervi corpora allati I to the corpora allata, which appears to be a main accumulation site for the Mas-AT neuropeptide in some brain neurons produced in B. mori.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.99-102
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• 2003

A cDNA of novel immulectin homologue (BmIML), a C-type lectin, was cloned from the silkworm, Bombyx mori. The immulectin cDNA is an open reading frame of 921 bp encoding 307 amino acid residues. The deduced amino acid sequence from the BmIML cDNA contains two C-type carbohydrate recognition domains (CRDs). The BmIML was most similar (61 % protein sequence identity) to the M. sexta immulectin-1, whereas BmIML showed relatively lower identity to the B. mori lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (25% protein sequence identity). These features of BmIML indicate that BmIML is a novel member of C-type lectin superfamily. Northern blot analysis revealed that the BmIML is specifically expressed in the fat body of B. moli larvae.

• 한국잠사곤충학회지
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.13-18
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• 1996

곤충의 다양한 기능해석을 유전자 수준에서 수행하기 위하여 주요 익충인 누에를 대상으로 유전 자원 확보를 시도하였다. 우선 5령의 누에유충에서 cDNA 유전자 은행을 제작하여 1.3 X 106개의 cDNA 유전자원을 확보하였다. 누에유충의 cDNA 유전자 은행에서 무작위로 plaques을 선정하였고, 이를 플라스미드로 전환하여 SK primer를 이용한 부분 염기서열을 결정하였다. 결정된 cDNA 클론의 부분 염기서열을 GenBank 데이타베이스에서 검색하여 37개의 발현 유전자 꼬리표를 생산하였다. 이들 중 15개는 데이터베이스와의 비교부위가 150bp 이상이고 DNA 상동성이 약 60% 이상으로 비교적 높은 DNA 상동 유의성을 나타내는 것으로 혈림프에서 발견되는 수종의 저장 단백질, 곤충의 기동성, 체벽 형성, 효소 및 초파리의 돌연변이 유전자형과 유사한 종류들이었다. 또한 15개의 발현 유전자 꼬리표 중 누에에서 밝혀진 것은 3종이고 그 나머지는 누에에서 처음 밝혀진 것으로 이 클론에 대한 정확한 동정이 요구된다.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.187-190
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• 1998

동결건조(凍結乾燥)한 누에 유래(4령유충(齡幼蟲), 암 수 번데기, 암 수 성충(成蟲)) 및 건조 뽕나무 유래 재료(잎, 오디, 상백피(桑白皮))의 메탄을 추출물, 백강잠(白彊蠶) 및 누에 4령유충(齡幼蟲) 잠분(蠶糞)의 메탄올 추출물의 5종 인간(人間) 암세포주(癌細胞株)(A549 lung, SK-OV-2 ovarian, SK-MEL-2 melanoma, XF-498 CNS, HCT-15 colon tumor cell lines)에 대한 세포독성(細胞毒性)을 sulforhodamine B법을 이용하여 in vitro 검정하였다. 공시시료중 잠분(蠶糞)의 70% 메탄올 열탕추출물(熱湯抽出物)은 이들 암세포주(癌細胞株)에 대하여 강한 세포독성(細胞毒性)을 나타내었으나, 잠분(蠶糞)의 메탄올 추출물 및 오디와 상백피(桑白皮)의 메탄을 추출물은 중간 정도의 활성을 보였다. 기타 물질들은 이들 암세포주(癌細胞株)에 거의 독성을 보이지 않았다. 70% 메탄올 열탕추출물(熱湯抽出物)이 강한 세포독성(細胞毒性)을 나타내어, 용매 분획한 결과 클로로포름과 에틸아세테이트 획분이 암세포주(癌細胞株)에 대하여 가장 강한 세포독성(細胞毒性)을 보였다. 결론적으로, 잠분(蠶糞), 상백피(桑白皮) 및 오디의 항암활성(抗癌活性)은 이들의 약리작용의 일부를 설명할 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.145-149
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• 2003

ApolipophorinIII (apoLp-III) is a protypical exchangeable apolipoprotein that is abundant in hemolymph of many insect species. Its function lies in the stabilization of low-density lipophorin particles (LDLp) crossing the hemocoel in phases of high energy consumption to deliver lipids from the fat body to the flight muscle cells. But, recent studies with naive Galleria mellonella-apoLp-III gave first indication of an unexpected role of that protein in insect immune activation. In this research, we cloned a cDNA encoding putative apoLp-III from the silkworm, Bombyx mori injected with E. coli and characterized its role. We constructed a cDNA library using whole bodies of B. mori larvae injected with E. coli, carried out the differential screening, and selected the up-regulated clones. Among these clones, we focused on a cDNA showing a high sequence similarity to the apolipophorinIII from other insects and analyzed the nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences. The pupative B. mori Jam123 apoLp-III cDNA contained 1,131 bp encoding 186 amino acid residues. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the nucleotide and amino acid sequences of the B. mori apoLp-III cDNA formed a highly inclusive subgroup with Bombycidae. But, it was interesting that B. mori Jam123 is closer to B. mandarina than B. mori P50 and B. mori N4. Northern blot analysis showed a signal in the fat body, posterior silkgland and midgut.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.107-110
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• 2001

Variations in protein and nucleic acid concentrations were observed in 24 hrs old eggs and hatched larvae of Nistari strain, Bombyx mori, exposed to starvation. Three starvation treatments of 24,48 and 60 hrs were given separately from 0 hr old fifth instar larvae. Biochemical variations were studied in the resultant hatched larvae of one time starved parent, while the eggs obtained from parents receiving starvation in two successive generations were considered for the study. In hatched larvae, protein levers in 24 hrs starvation groups remained significantly higher over control (never starved) while the same was found to be lower in 48 and 60 hrs starvation individuals. The RNA concentration remained significantly higher in all the treated lots. However, DNA content was not found to be significantly altered in hatched larvae after exposure to feeding stress. Protein, RNA and DNA concentration of 24 hrs old eggs produced by all the starved groups of Nistari, which had deceived two consecutive starvation during parental generations, showed higher concentrations of these biomolecules over control. Hence, starvation induced alterations in protein and nucleic acids in eggs and hatched Iarvae are indicative of a preparatory phase adopted by the insect to acclimatise itself and its progeny to stress situations.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.159-165
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• 2013

Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) belong to the transforming growth factor (TGF-${\beta}$) superfamily and are involved in osteoblastic differentiation. The largest TGF-${\beta}$ superfamily subgroup shares genetic homology with human BMPs (hBMPs) and silkworm decapentaplegic (dpp). In addition, hBMPs are functionally interchangeable with Drosophila dpp. Bombyx mori dpp may induce bone formation in mammalian cells. To test this hypothesis, we synthesized the 1,285-base pairs cDNA of full-length B. mori dpp using total RNAs obtained from the fat body of 3-day-old of the $5^{th}$ instar larvae and cloned the cDNA into the pCEP4 mammalian expression vector. Next, B. mori dpp was expressed in C3H10T1/2 cells. The target cells transfected with the pCEP4-Bm dpp plasmid showed biological functions similar to those of osteogenic differentiation induction growth factors such as hBMPs. We determined the relative mRNA expression rates of Runt-related transcription factor 2 (RUNX2), osterix, osteocalcin, and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) to validate the osteoblast-specific differentiation effects of B. mori dpp by performing quantitative real-time RT-PCR. Interestingly, mRNA expression levels of the 3 marker genes except RUNX2, in cells expressing B. mori dpp were much higher than those in control cells and C3H10T1/2 cells transfected with pCEP4. These results suggested that B. mori dpp signaling regulates osterix expression during osteogenic differentiation via RUNX2-independent mechanisms.

• 한국잠사곤충학회지
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.19-24
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• 1996

누에에서 생체 방어에 관련된 새로운 항 세균성 펩타이드 유전자를 탐색 분리하기 위하여 누에 체강에 비 병원성 세균인 Escherichia coli를 주사하여 면역 반응의 일환으로 발현량이 증가하는 유도 유전자 종류를 조사 하였다. 체강 주사 8시간 후 누에에서 cDNA 유전자 은행을 만들고, 정상 및 유도 누에에서 분리한 각각의 mRNA를 탐침으로 차별화 선별을 하였다. 차별화 선별 결과 정상보다도 유도 누에의 탐침을 사용한 막에서 강도가 높은 클론 32개를 선발하였고, 29개 클론에 대해 전체 또는 부분 염기 서열을 분석하여 DNA 상동성을 조사하였다. DNA 상동성 비교를 통해 생산한 발현 유전자 꼬리표 중에는 비교적 상동 유의성이 인정되어 그 실체를 추정할 수 있는 19개의 클론이 있었다. 특히 곤충의 면역 작용에 직접적으로 관계하는 항세균성 펩타이드 유전자, hemolin 유전자, transferrin 유전자 등 4종의 유전 자원을 확보할 수 있었다.