Publications by authors named "Tereza Konikova"
Insect Biochem Mol Biol
March 2019
Article Synopsis
- Lepidopteran silk is produced by specialized silk glands and has been studied in only a few species.
- This study analyzed the silk gland-specific transcriptomes of the greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella, across three developmental stages and identified 27 potential new secretory proteins, with eight confirmed through further analysis.
- The findings indicate that G. mellonella has a higher number of sericin genes and a greater total content of soluble proteins in silk compared to other species like B. mori and A. yamamai, providing a basis for future research on silk proteins in Lepidoptera.
