Publications by authors named "Gui-Zheng Zhang"
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- The Yao silkworm, unique for producing yellow flat plate silk, has been cultivated exclusively by the Baiku Yao ethnic group in Guangxi, China, for a millennium.
- Recent research sequenced the mitochondrial genomes of five Yao silkworm strains and ten domestic silkworm strains, revealing similarities in their genetic structures and a shared evolutionary ancestor.
- Phylogenetic analyses suggest that the Yao silkworm is an ancient lineage of the domestic silkworm, highlighting its significance in understanding silkworm evolution.
The 70 kDa heat shock proteins play important roles in protecting organisms against environmental stresses, which are divided into stress-inducible forms (HSP70s) and heat shock cognates (HSC70s). In this study, heat shock protein 70 family was identified in the whole genome of the silkworm. Based on the known nomenclature and phylogenetic analysis, four HSP70s and five HSC70s were classified.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHere, we describe the first complete mitochondrial genome of Yao silkworm, a unique silkworm resource native at Guangxi, China. This circular molecule is 15,656 bp long and contains the typical set of 37 genes (13 protein-coding genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, and 22 transfer RNA genes) and one non-coding A + T-rich region of 494 bp long. The genome organization and gene arrangement are identical to those observed in all available strains.
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