Proboscipedia and Sex combs reduced are essential for embryonic labial palpus specification in Bombyx mori

Hox genes of proboscipedia (pb) and Sex combs reduced (Scr) and their cofactors are required for determination of insect mouthpart identity and play important roles in insect organ morphogenesis. However, in the lepidopteran insects, including many agricultural and forest pests, the roles of these g...

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Main Authors: Ru ZHANG, Zhong-jie ZHANG, Ye YU, Yong-ping HUANG, Ai-rong QIAN, An-jiang TAN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-06-01
Series:Journal of Integrative Agriculture
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311919627851