Deep Insight into the Transcriptome of the Single Silk Gland of <i>Bombyx mori</i>
The silk gland synthesizes and secretes a large amount of protein and stores liquid silk protein at an extremely high concentration. Interestingly, silk proteins and serine protease inhibitors are orderly arranged in the silk gland lumen and cocoon shells. Silk fiber formation and the spinning mecha...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-05-01
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Series: | International Journal of Molecular Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/20/10/2491 |