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The analysis of differentially expressed novel transcripts in diapausing and diapause‐activated eggs of Bombyx mori
Author(s) -
Hwang JaeSam,
Go HyunJeong,
Goo TaeWon,
Yun EunYoung,
Choi KwangHo,
Seong SuIl,
Lee SangMong,
Lee BongHee,
Kim Iksoo,
Chun Taehoon,
Kang SeokWoo
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
archives of insect biochemistry and physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.576
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1520-6327
pISSN - 0739-4462
DOI - 10.1002/arch.20057
Subject(s) - biology , diapause , bombyx mori , complementary dna , messenger rna , embryogenesis , microbiology and biotechnology , gene expression , gene , bombyx , larva , genetics , botany
As an initial step to define the molecular mechanism of initiation and termination of diapause during the embryogenesis of silkworms, Bombyx mori , mRNA transcripts from maintained and activated diapause eggs were compared with differential expression using cDNA array. Twenty‐four individual cDNA transcripts were expressed differentially in a total of 1,468 different cDNAs. Among those clones, mRNA transcript from cytochrome oxidase subunit I ( COI ), which was detected to be 2‐kb transcripts, gradually increased in diapause‐activated eggs during early embryogenesis. Further analysis revealed that mRNA transcripts from silkworm COI were highly expressed in testis, fat body, and midgut during the larval stage. These results may indicate that the expression of silkworm COI mRNA is regulated developmentally as well as tissue‐specifically. Arch. Insect Biochem. Physiol. 59:197–201, 2005. © 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.