Research Journal of Biological Sciences
ISSN: Online 1993-6087ISSN: Print 1815-8846
Abstract
Bombyxin is an insulin-related peptide synthesized in the brain of the silkworm Bombyx mori. Here we cloned a new member of bombyxin gene family (named G gene) from the Chinese-race silkworm larvae. The Open Reading Frame (ORF) of G gene encodes a precursor molecule which consists of four domains in the order of signal peptide, B chain, C-peptide and A chain and shares 99% sequence identity with bombyxin previously characterized. The result of protein prediction demonstrates that there are 45.6% of -helix, 10.0% of extend strand, 4.4% of -turn and 40.0% of random coil in the secondary structures. Whereas the natural function in insect biology of this newly cloned bombyxin G protein need to be further investigated.
How to cite this article:
Zhaohui Gong , Yanping Le , Junming Guo and Qiong Liu . Cloning and Sequence Analysis of Bombyxin G Gene from Silkworm Bomby mori Larvae.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/rjbsci.2007.315.318
URL: https://www.makhillpublications.co/view-article/1815-8846/rjbsci.2007.315.318