Significant progress has been achieved in silkworm (Bombyx mori) research since the last
review on this insect was published in this journal in 2005. In this article, we review the new …

Bombyx mori is a common lepidopteran model and an important economic insect for silk
production. B. mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV) is a typical pathogenic baculovirus that …

Fundamental and applied studies of silkworms have entered the functional genomics era.
Here, we report a multi-gene expression system (MGES) based on 2A self-cleaving peptide …

CRISPR/Cas9, a bacterial adaptive immune system derived genome-editing technique, has
become to be one of the most compelling topics in biotechnology. Bombyx mori is an …

Introduction Conventional hot-alkaline cocoon degumming techniques greatly weaken the
physicochemical and mechanical properties of silk fibroin fiber, thus affecting the quality of …

Simple Summary Over the past two decades scientific research on sericulture, the
agricultural activity of silk production, generated a great number of outputs in the form of …

Sericin, as the major component of Bombyx mori silk, is a useful biomaterial for tissue
engineering due to its hydrophilicity, biocompatibility and biodegradability. Here, we report …

CRISPR/Cas12a (Cpf1) is a single RNA-guided endonuclease that provides new
opportunities for targeted genome engineering through the CRISPR/Cas9 system. Only …

Functional silk is a promising material for future medical applications. These include
fabrication of diverse silk fiber and silk protein-regenerated biomaterials such as silk sutures …

Evolution has produced some remarkable creatures, of which silk gland is a fascinating
organ that exists in a variety of insects and almost half of the 34,000 spider species. The …