Identification of In-Vitro Red Fluorescent Protein with Antipathogenic Activity from the Midgut of the Silkworm (Bombyx Mori L.).

Background: The midgut of silkworm (Bombyx mori L.) plays an important role as a natural barrier and source of innate immunity. We had purified the novel red fluorescent protein (RFP) from the midgut of the silkworm Bombyx mori L.