Dipteran endoparasitoid Exorista bombycis utilizes antihemocyte components against host defense of silkworm Bombyx mori.
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DOI: 10.1002/arch.21976
Abstract: Dipteran endoparasitoids avoid host immune response; however, antidefense components from the Dipterans are unknown. Infestation of commercial silkworm Bombyx mori Linnaeus (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae) by endoparasitoid Exorista bombycis Louis (Diptera: Tachinidae) induced immune reactions, cytotoxicity, granulation, degranulation,… read more here.
Keywords: endoparasitoid exorista; bombyx mori; defense; host ... See more keywords
Construction and application of an HSP70 promoter-inducible genome editing system in transgenic silkworm to induce resistance to Nosema bombycis
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DOI: 10.1007/s00253-019-10135-3
Abstract: The microsporidian Nosema bombycis is an obligate intracellular parasitic fungus that causes devastating disease in sericulture. To date, no efficient biotechnological method to inhibit the proliferation of microspores has been established. Here, we developed a… read more here.
Keywords: genome editing; hsp70; system; transgenic silkworm ... See more keywords
In vitro expression and functional characterization of NPA motifs in aquaporins of Nosema bombycis
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DOI: 10.1007/s00436-018-6044-y
Abstract: Nosema bombycis contains functional aquaporins (NbAQPs), which are key targets for exploring the mechanism of N. bombycis infection; however, the regulation of these NbAQPs remains unknown. The two highly conserved asparagine-proline-alanine sequences (NPA motifs) play… read more here.
Keywords: nosema bombycis; bombycis; npa motifs; nbaqp ... See more keywords
Nosema bombycis suppresses host hemolymph melanization through secreted serpin 6 inhibiting the prophenoloxidase activation cascade.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2019.107260
Abstract: Nosema bombycis is a pathogen of the silkworm that belongs to the microsporidia, a group of obligate intracellular parasites related to fungi. N. bombycis infection causes the disease pébrine in silkworms. Insects utilize hemolymph melanization… read more here.
Keywords: bombycis; melanization; hemolymph melanization; host ... See more keywords
Identification and subcellular localization of splicing factor arginine/serine-rich 10 in the microsporidian Nosema bombycis.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2020.107441
Abstract: Splicing factors are important components of RNA editing in eukaryotic organisms and can produce many functional and coding genes, which is an indispensable step for the correct expression of corresponding proteins. In this study, we… read more here.
Keywords: splicing factor; bombycis; serine; factor arginine ... See more keywords
Nosema bombycis: A remarkable unicellular parasite infecting insects
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DOI: 10.1111/jeu.13045
Abstract: Microsporidia are opportunistic fungal‐like pathogens that cause microsporidiosis, which results in significant economic losses and threatens public health. Infection of domesticated silkworms by the microsporidium Nosema bombycis causes pébrine disease, for which this species of… read more here.
Keywords: bombycis; parasite infecting; unicellular parasite; bombycis remarkable ... See more keywords
Transgenic overexpression of bmo-miR-6498-5p increases resistance to Nosema bombycis in the silkworm, Bombyx mori
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DOI: 10.1128/aem.00270-24
Abstract: ABSTRACT Microsporidia are unfriendly microorganisms, and their infections cause considerable damage to economically or environmentally important insects like silkworms and honeybees. Thus, the identification of measures to improve host resistance to microsporidia infections is critically… read more here.
Keywords: host; microsporidia; bombycis; metabolism ... See more keywords
Nosema bombycis microRNA-like RNA 8 (Nb-milR8) Increases Fungal Pathogenicity by Modulating BmPEX16 Gene Expression in Its Host, Bombyx mori
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DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01048-21
Abstract: A thorough understanding of fungal pathogen adaptations is essential for treating fungal infections. Recent studies have suggested that the role of small RNAs expressed in fungal microsporidia genomes are important for elucidating the mechanisms of… read more here.
Keywords: expression; microrna like; gene; bombycis ... See more keywords
Construction of scFv Antibodies against the Outer Loops of the Microsporidium Nosema bombycis ATP/ADP-Transporters and Selection of the Fragment Efficiently Inhibiting Parasite Growth
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DOI: 10.3390/ijms232315307
Abstract: Traditional sanitation practices remain the main strategy for controlling Bombyx mori infections caused by microsporidia Nosema bombycis. This actualizes the development of new approaches to increase the silkworm resistance to this parasite. Here, we constructed… read more here.
Keywords: outer loops; bombycis atp; growth; scfv ... See more keywords
Genome-Wide Characterization and Comparative Genomic Analysis of the Serpin Gene Family in Microsporidian Nosema bombycis
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DOI: 10.3390/ijms24010550
Abstract: Microsporidia are ubiquitous in the environment, infecting almost all invertebrates, vertebrates, and some protists. The microsporidian Nosema bombycis causes silkworms pébrine disease and leads to huge economic losses. Parasite secreted proteins play vital roles in… read more here.
Keywords: serpin; comparative genomic; nosema; microsporidian nosema ... See more keywords
The Function of Different Subunits of the Molecular Chaperone CCT in the Microsporidium Nosema bombycis: NbCCTζ Interacts with NbCCTα
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DOI: 10.3390/jof10030229
Abstract: Chaperonin containing tailless complex polypeptide 1 (CCT) is a molecular chaperone protein that consists of eight completely different subunits and assists in the folding of newly synthesized peptides. The zeta subunit of CCT is a… read more here.
Keywords: bombycis nbcct; molecular chaperone; bombycis; different subunits ... See more keywords