GEPHE SUMMARY
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Gephebase Gene
Entry Status
Published
GepheID
GP00000169
Main curator
Martin
PHENOTYPIC CHANGE
Trait Category
Trait
Trait State in Taxon A
Bombyx mandarina
Trait State in Taxon B
Bombyx mori - various strains
Ancestral State
Taxon A
Taxonomic Status
Taxon A
Latin Name
Common Name
wild silkworm
Synonyms
Bombyx mori mandarina; Theophila mandarina; wild silkworm; Bombyx mandarina (Moore, 1872)
Rank
species
Lineage
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xapoda; Insecta; Dicondylia; Pterygota; Neoptera; Holometabola; Amphiesmenoptera; Lepidoptera; Glossata; Neolepidoptera; Heteroneura; Ditrysia; Obtectomera; Bombycoidea; Bombycidae; Bombycinae; Bombyx
Parent
NCBI Taxonomy ID
is Taxon A an Infraspecies?
No
Taxon B
Latin Name
Common Name
domestic silkworm
Synonyms
domestic silkworm; silk moth; silkworm; Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758
Rank
species
Lineage
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xapoda; Insecta; Dicondylia; Pterygota; Neoptera; Holometabola; Amphiesmenoptera; Lepidoptera; Glossata; Neolepidoptera; Heteroneura; Ditrysia; Obtectomera; Bombycoidea; Bombycidae; Bombycinae; Bombyx
Parent
NCBI Taxonomy ID
is Taxon B an Infraspecies?
No
GENOTYPIC CHANGE
Generic Gene Name
-
Synonyms
-
String
Sequence Similarities
Belongs to the RRM NCBP2 family.
GO - Molecular Function
GO - Biological Process
GO:0031047 : gene silencing by RNA
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GO - Cellular Component
GO:0005634 : nucleus
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Presumptive Null
Molecular Type
Aberration Type
Molecular Details of the Mutation
Copy Number Variation (up to 20 copies in B. mori ; only one in the wild form; B. mandarina)
Experimental Evidence
Main Reference
Authors
Sakudoh T; Nakashima T; Kuroki Y; Fujiyama A; Kohara Y; Honda N; Fujimoto H; Shimada T; et al.
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Abstract
The carotenoid-binding protein (CBP) of the domesticated silkworm, Bombyx mori, a major determinant of cocoon color, is likely to have been substantially influenced by domestication of this species. We analyzed the structure of the CBP gene in multiple strains of B. mori, in multiple individuals of the wild silkworm, B. mandarina (the putative wild ancestor of B. mori), and in a number of other lepidopterans. We found the CBP gene copy number in genomic DNA to vary widely among B. mori strains, ranging from 1 to 20. The copies of CBP are of several types, based on the presence of a retrotransposon or partial deletion of the coding sequence. In contrast to B. mori, B. mandarina was found to possess a single copy of CBP without the retrotransposon insertion, regardless of habitat. Several other lepidopterans were found to contain sequences homologous to CBP, revealing that this gene is evolutionarily conserved in the lepidopteran lineage. Thus, domestication can generate significant diversity of gene copy number and structure over a relatively short evolutionary time.
© 2011 by the Genetics Society of America
© 2011 by the Genetics Society of America
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