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Effects of Bombyx mori nuclear polyhedrosis virus on serpin and antibacterial peptide expression in B. mori
Wei-Tao Dong1, Xiao-Dong Ling1, Long-Fei Xiao1
1College of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, 730070, China.
Abstract:
The silkworm (Bombyx mori) is a typical and economically important lepidopteran species, and research has resulted in the development and accumulation of breeding lines. Studies of immune-related silkworm genes not only promote our understanding of silkworm immune response mechanisms, but they also inform insect immune molecular diversity research. Here, silkworm proteins were screened using proteomics after Bombyx mori nuclear polyhedrosis virus (BmNPV) infection, and 2368 silkworm proteins were identified, including six antimicrobial peptides and 12 serpins. The mRNA expression levels of these 18 proteins were examined at different times. The results indicated that attacin had the highest expression level, while serpin-5 and cecropin-D exhibited a negative regulatory correlation. These results provide a significant step toward a deeper understanding of B. mori immunoregulation.
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