Downregulation of aldose reductase is responsible for developmental abnormalities of the silkworm purple quail-like mutant (q-lp).
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DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2018.05.010
Abstract: Aldose reductase (AR) is a rate-limiting enzyme in the polyol pathway and is also the key enzyme involved in diabetic complications. The silkworm purple quail-like mutant (q-lp) exhibits pigmented dots on its epidermis. The q-lp… read more here.
Keywords: like mutant; developmental abnormalities; aldose reductase; purple quail ... See more keywords
Transcriptome analysis of the epidermis of the purple quail-like (q-lp) mutant of silkworm, Bombyx mori
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0175994
Abstract: A new purple quail-like (q-lp) mutant found from the plain silkworm strain 932VR has pigment dots on the epidermis similar to the pigment mutant quail (q). In addition, q-lp mutant larvae are inactive, consume little… read more here.
Keywords: silkworm; like mutant; epidermis; purple quail ... See more keywords