Molecular Cloning of a New Type of cDNA for Pheromone Biosynthesis Activating Neuropeptide in the Silkworm, Bombyx mori

Tsuyoshi KAWANO; Hiroshi KATAOKA; Hiromichi NAGASAWA; Akira ISOGAI; Akinori SUZUKI

doi:10.1271/bbb.61.1745

Tsuyoshi KAWANO, Hiroshi KATAOKA, Hiromichi NAGASAWA, Akira ISOGAI, Akinori SUZUKI

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Keywords: PBAN (pheromone biosynthesis activating neuropeptide), Bombyx mori, SSCP analysis, insect hormone

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1997 Volume 61 Issue 10 Pages 1745-1747

DOI https://doi.org/10.1271/bbb.61.1745

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Abstract

A neuropeptide named pheromone biosynthesis activating neuro-peptide (PBAN) stimulates the pheromone production of lepidopteran insects. We have identified a different type of cDNA for PBAN, which shows two amino acid replacements in the region of the PBAN sequence previously reported. Single strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) analysis revealed that the two types of cDNA originated from two allelic variants of the gene for PBAN.

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