The Seventh International Workshop on

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS OF THE LEPIDOPTERA

August 20-26, 2006

Orthodox Academy of Crete
Kolympari, Crete, Greece

 
 
List  of  Presentations
Name Title Authors  Organization(s)

Abe, Hiroaki

 Identification of the Female-Determining Region of the Bombyx mori W Chromosome by using W Chromosome Variants H. ABE1, T. Fujii2, K. Mita3, M. Ajimura3, T. Shimada2 1 Department of Biological Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan

2 Department of Agricultural and Environmental Biology, Graduate school of Agricultual and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

3 Laboratory of Insect Genome, National Institute of Agrobiological Science, Tsukuba, Japan

Ajimura, Masahiro

 Are the zinc-finger motif genes, z1 and z20, located in the W chromosome involved in the sex-determination of the domesticated silkworm, Bombyx mori? M. AJIMURA1, K. Sahara2, H. Abe3, T. Tamura4, T. Shimada5, K. Mita1 1 Insect Genome Research Unit, Nat'l Institute of Agrobiol. Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan

2 Div. of Applied Bioscience, Grad. School of Agric., Hokkaido University. Sapporo, Japan

3 Faculty of Agric., Tokyo University of Agric. and Tech., Tokyo, Japan

4 Transgenic Silkworm Res. Center, Nat'l Institute of Agrobiol. Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan

5 Dept. of Agric. and Environ. Biology, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.

Altstein, Miriam The PK/PBAN family of insect neuropeptides: mode of action and a target for the design of novel insect control agents M. Altstein, A. Hariton, M. Davidovitch and O. Ben-Aziz. Department of Entomology, The Volcani Center, ARO, Bet Dagan, Israel
Andronopoulou, Evi Functional expression of mosquito antennal odorant receptors in cultured silkmoth cells: toward the development of a cell-based high-throughput screening assay for disruptors of the mosquito host seek response Evi ANDRONOPOULOU1, Daniela Tsikou1, Vassilis Douris1, Vassiliki Labropoulou1, Luc Swevers1, Zafiroula Georgoussi2 and Kostas Iatrou1 1Insect Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology Group and 2Laboratory of Cell Signaling and Molecular Pharmacology, Institute of Biology, National Centre for Scientific Research "Demokritos", 153 10 Aghia Paraskevi Attikis (Athens), Greece
Batterham, Philip Two species into one: Bottleneck history of Helicoverpa zea from Helicoverpa armigera revealed by DNA barcoding G.T. Behere, D. Russell and P. BATTERHAM, W. T. Tay ARC Special Research Centre for Environmental Stress and Adaptation Research (CESAR), Department of Genetics, Bio21 Institute of Molecular Science and Biotechnology, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Baxter, Simon Identifying DNA markers close to quantitative traits in lepidopteran genomes: using wing colour variation in Heliconius butterflies as a model Simon W. BAXTER1, Nicola Chamberlain2, Riccardo Papa3, Sean J. Humphray4 Richard H. ffrench-Constant2, W. Owen McMillan3 and Chris D. Jiggins1 1Institute of Evolutionary Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, U.K.

2Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath, U.K.

3Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico

4The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge, U.K.

Beldade, Patricia Developing genomic resources for a butterfly evo-devo model P. BELDADE1,2, S. Rudd3, J.D. Gruber1, A.D. Long1

1 Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California at Irvine, USA

2 Institute of Biology of the University of Leiden; The Netherlands

3 Turku Centre for Biotechnology, Turku, Finland

Bergoin, Max Impact of punctual mutations in the cap gene of Junonia coenia densovirus (JcDNV) on virus assembly and infectivity to Ld 652 cells and Spodoptera littoralis larvae A. Abd-Alla1,2, F-X. Jousset1, F. Cousserans1 and M. BERGOIN1 1 UMR 1231 BIVI, Univ. Montpellier 2,  Montpellier, France

2 Entomology Unit FAO/IAEA Agriculture and Biotechnology Laboratory, Austria

Breugelmans, Bert Cloning, recombinant production and activity of pacifastin-like protease inhibitors. B. BREUGELMANS1, G. Simonet1, S. Van de Velde2, S. Van Soest1, G. Smagghe2, J. Vanden  Broeck1

1Laboratory of Developmental Physiology, Genomics and Proteomics, Department of Animal Physiology and Neurobiology, Zoological Institute, K.U. Leuven, Belgium.

2Laboratory of Agrozoology, Department of Crop Protection, Ghent University, Belgium.

Brun-Barale, Alexandra Resistance Mechanism in Helicoverpa armigera S. Suraporn1, H. Omer2, P. Audant1, R. Feyereisen1, A. BRUN-BARALE1

1UMR 1112 INRA-Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, Sophia Antipolis, France

2 INERA, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso

Chamberlain, Nicola Walking BAC to colour genes in Heliconius butterflies N. CHAMBERLAIN1, S. Baxter2, C. Jiggins2, S. Humphray3, J. Rogers3, and R.H. ffrench-Constant1

1Center for Evolutionary and Conservation Biology, Tremough, University of Exeter, UK

2Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh, UK

3The Wellcome Trust Sanger Center, Cambridge, UK

Clark, Rebecca The molecular genetics of the H locus: colour polymorphism determination in Papilio dardanus CLARK, R., Heckel, D., Jiggins, C. D., Collins, S. and Vogler, A. P Department of Entomology, The Natural History Museum, London and Imperial College, London, UK
Collinge, Derek Stable Transformation and RNAi in Helicoverpa armigera. Derek COLLINGE1-2, Karl Gordon1, Carolyn Behm2, Steve Whyard3

1. CSIRO Entomology Canberra, Australia

2. The Australian National University Canberra, Australia,

3. University of Manitoba, Canada.

Couble, Pierre Novel genes differentially expressed between posterior and median silk gland identified by SAGE-aided transcriptome analysis Annie Garel1, Jerome Briolay1, Patrick Brouilly1, Corinne Royer2, Shun-ichi Sasanuma3, Motoe Sasanuma3, Celine Keime1, Olivier Gandrillon1, Gerard Chavancy2, Kasuei Mita3, Pierre COUBLE1  1Centre de Genetique Moleculaire et Cellulaire, UMR CNRS 5534, Universite Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France.

2Unite Nationale Sericicole, INRA, La Mulatiere, France.

3National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

Cusson, Michel Analysis of the first banchine polydnavirus genome sequence: a comparison with bracovirus and campoplegine ichnovirus genomes. R. Lapointe1, K. Tanaka2, W. Barney2, J. Whitfield3, J. Banks3, Don Stoltz4, B.A. Webb2 and M. CUSSON1.

1Laurentian Forestry Centre, Natural Resources Canada, Quebec City, QC, Canada

2Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA

3Department of Entomology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA

4Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.

Digilio, Anna Approaches to identify sex determining genes in the lepidopteron Maruca vitrata. De Simone Anna Maria, Sorrentino Angela, Di Cara Francesca, Lino Polito and DIGILIO F. Anna Institute of Genetics and Biophisics "A. Buzzati-Traverso", Naples, Italy 
Doucet, Daniel Development and analysis of an EST database from the moth Choristoneura fumiferana. Lan Li1,2, Sichun Zheng1,2, Tim Ladd1, Dayu Zhang1, Deborah Buhlers1, Peter J. Krell2, Basil M. Arif1, Arthur Retnakaran1, Qili Feng3 and DANIEL DOUCET1 1 Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Natural Resources Canada, Ontario, Canada, 

2 Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada 

3 College of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China

Douris, Vassilis LepCell Express: a modular platform for protein expression in lepidopteran insect cells V. DOURIS, E. Andronopoulou, D. Tsikou, N. Sdralia, V. Labropoulou, L. Swevers and K. Iatrou Insect Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology Group, Institute of Biology, National Center for Scientific Research Demokritos, Greece.
Drezen, Jean-Michel Virulence genes of parasitoid wasps encoded by symbiotic viruses J-M DREZEN, A. Bezier, J. Lesobre, E. Huguet and C. Dupuy Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l'Insecte CNRS, Tours, France
Eberle, Karolin Genetics and breaking of field resistance of codling moth to Cydia pomonella granulovirus KAROLIN E. EBERLE, Sabine Asser, Samy M. Sayed, M. R. Rezapanah, Johannes A. Jehle Laboratory of Biotechnological Crop Protection, Department of Phytopathology, Agricultural Service Center Palatinate (DLR Rheinpfalz), Germany
Efrose, Rodica Catalina Towards the development of transcriptionally silent baculovirus-based mammalian gene transduction vectors with improved safety features R.C. EFROSE, C. Kenoutis, V. Douris, L. Swevers and K. Iatrou Insect Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology Group, Institute of Biology, NCSR Demokritos, Greece.
Eleftherianos, Ioannis Probing the insect immune system with the entomopathogen Photorhabdus I. ELEFTHERIANOS1, P. J. Millichap1, G. Felföldi1,2, F. Gökçen3, N. Waterfield1, D. J. Clarke1, R. H. ffrench-Constant4 and S. E. Reynolds1 1 Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath, UK;

2 Department of Biochemistry, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary;

3 Institut für Allgemeine und Spezielle Zoologie, Justus-Liebig-Universitat, Giessen, Germany;

4 School of Biosciences, University of Exeter, UK.

Elias, Marianne Phylogenetic hypothesis, pattern of speciation and evolution of wing pattern in neotropical Napeogenes butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) M. ELIAS, M. Joron, K. Willmott and C. Jiggins Institute of Evolutionary Biology,University of Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
Escoubas, Jean-Michel X-tox: a new family of putative antimicrobial protein specific to Lepidoptera. J.-M. ESCOUBAS1, P.-A. Girard1, N. Volkoff2, Y. Boublik3, F. Cousserans2, E. D'Alençon2, K. Mita4, P. Taillez1, M. Brehélin1

1Écologie Microbienne des Insectes et Interactions Hôte-Pathogène, Institut National de Recherche Agronomique, Université de Montpellier II, France

2Biologie Intégrative et Virologie des Insectes, Institut National de Recherche Agronomique, Université de Montpellier II, France

3Plateforme Protéines Recombinantes, C.R.B.M., Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Montpellier, France

4Laboratoty of Insect Genome, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan.

Etebari, Kayvan The Effects of Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus on Some Biochemical Parameters of Susceptible and Resistant Lines of Silkworm, Bombyx mori L. K. ETEBARI1, L. Matindoost1 and S.Z. Mirhoseini1, 2

1-Dept. of Sericulture, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Guilan, Iran

2- Guilan Agriculture and Natural Resources Research Center, Rasht, Iran

Evertz, Kirsten Genetic diversity in Lymantria spp. populations relevant to the interaction with their host tree K. EVERTZ, D. Heckel and A. Reineke Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany
Faye, Ingrid Hemolin and antiviral defence in Lepidoptera M. Geber, I. FAYE, and O. Terenius Department of Genetics, Microbiology and Toxicology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Felföldi, Gabriella The role of Serine Protease Homologue 3 (SPH-3) in Manduca sexta shown by RNA interference G. FELFÖLDI1,2, I. Eleftherianos1, R. H. ffrench-Constant3, I. Venekei2, S. E. Reynolds1 1 Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, UK;

2 Department of Biochemistry, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary;

3 School of Biosciences, University of Exeter, UK

Feng, Qili

 DNA microarray analysis of gene expression patterns during molting in the spruce budworm, Choristoneura fumiferana Dayu Zhang1,2, Tim Ladd1, Sichun Zheng1,2*, Lan Li1,2, Deborah Buhlers1, Arthur Retnakaran1, Peter J. Krell2, Basil M. Arif1, Daniel Doucet1, Qili FENG1* 1Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada, Ontario, Canada

2Department of Microbiology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

*Current address: College of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.

ffrench-Constant, Richard Dissecting wing pattern formation in Batesian and Mullerian mimicry. N. Chamberlain1, S. Baxter2, C. Jiggins2 and R.H. ffrench-Constant1

1Center for Evolutionary and Conservation Biology, University of Exeter, UK

2Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh, UK

Fischer, Hanna Host Plant Adaptation and Specialization in the Pieridae Family H. FISCHER1, C. W. Wheat2, U. Wittstock3, D. G. Heckel1, H. Vogel1

1Entomology Dept., MPI for Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany

2Dept. of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

3Inst. Für Pharmazeutische Biologie, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany

Fournier, Philippe Spodoptera EST sequencing and analysis of synteny among 3 species bring new perspectives for Lepidoptera genomics E. d'Alençon1, P. Audant2, S. Bernard-Samain3, V. Bidegainberry2, M. Brehélin4, A. Brun-Barale2, C. Cousserans1, B. Duvic4, J-M. Escoubas4, R. Feyereisen2, Ph. FOURNIER1, C. Gagneur1, K. Gordon5, S. Gimenez1, D. Heckel6, Th. Hotelier7, F. Hilliou2, K. Mita8, V. Negre7, C. Sabourault2, S. Suraporn2, N. Volkoff1, J. Weissenbach3

1Biologie Intégrative & Virologie des Insectes, INRA-UMII, Université Montpellier II, France

2Réponse Organismes aux Stress Environnementaux, INRA / Univ-Nice, Sophia-Antipolis, France.

3Génoscope, Centre National de Séquençage, Evry Cedex, France.

4Ecologie Microb. Insectes & Interactions Hôtes Pathogènes, INRA-UMII, Université Montpellier II, France.

5CSIRO Entomology, Canberra, Australia.

6Max Planck Inst. Für Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany.

7Unité Informatique Centre, AgroM-INRA, Montpellier Cedex 02, France.

8Insect Genome Lab., National Inst. Of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan.

Freitak, Dalial The effect of microorganisms in the food on the growth rate and immune system of cabbage looper (Trichoplusia ni) D. FREITAK, D. Heckel and H. Vogel Department of Entomology, Max Planck Institute of Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany
Fujii, Tsuguru Flapless phenotype caused by the partial deletion of the Z chromosome in the silkworm, Bombyx mori T. FUJII1, H. Abe2, K. Mita3, S. Katsuma1, T. Shimada1 1Department of Agricultural and Environmental Biology, Graduate school of Agricultual and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; 

2Department of Biological Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan; 

3Laboratory of Insect Genome, National Institute of Agrobiological Science, Tsukuba, Japan 

Fukamoto, Kana Inhibition of abnormal proliferation of epidermal cells in the knobbed mutant silkworm larva by the heavy-ion microbeam irradiation. K. Fukamoto1, T. Sakata2, K. Shirai2, T. Sakashita1, T. Funayama1, S. Wada1, 3, N. Hamada1, 3, T. Kakizaki1, 4, T. Hara1, 3, M. Suzuki1, Y. Kobayashi1, 3, K. Kiguchi2 1 Microbeam Radiat. Biol., JAEA, Takasaki, Gunma, Japan; 

2 Faculty of Textile Sci. and Technol., Shinshu University, Ueda, Nagano, Japan; 

3 Dept. Quantum Biol., Gunma Univ. Grad. Sch. Med. Maebashi, Gunma, Japan; 

4 Kitasato Univ. Grad. Sch. Vet. Med. Anim. Sci., Towada, Aomori, Japan

Fukova, Iva

 Laser microdissection of the W sex chromosome in the codling moth, Cydia pomonella (Tortricidae) I. FUKOVÁ1,2, W. Traut3, S. Kubickova4, F. Marec2,1 1Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of South Bohemia, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic 

2Biological Centre, ASCR, Institute of Entomology, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic

3Institute of Biology, University of Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany

4Veterinary Research Institute, Brno, Czech Republic

Futahashi, Ryo Molecular mechanisms of the stage-specific larval pattern formation in the swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus. R.FUTAHASHI and H. Fujiwara Department of Integrated Biosciences, University of Tokyo, Kasiwha, Japan.
Georgomanolis, Theodore BmSH3, an adaptor protein with multiple SH3 and a single SoHo domain: expression analysis during follicle development in the ovary of the silkmoth, Bombyx mori T. GEORGOMANOLIS, K. Iatrou, and L. Swevers Insect Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology, Institute of Biology, National Center of Scientific Research Demokritos, Greece 
Gökçen, Fırat Immunocytochemical studies of differentiation of embryonic and larval haemocytes of the tobacco hawkmoth, Manduca sexta. F. GÖKÇEN, M. Harengel-Weinlich, S. Geuenich, T. Trenczek. Institute of General and Applied Zoology, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Germany.
Goldsmith, Marian Estimating Genome Coverage of Lepidopteran BAC Libraries by Screening with Single Copy Probes. M. GOLDSMITH1, D. Proestou1, D. Carter1, E. Nicholson1, C. Wu2, and H. Zhang2 1 Biological Sciences Department, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA; 

2 Department of Soil & Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA

Gopinathan, Karumathil P. Developmental paradigm for the silk glands in the mulberry silkworm Bombyx mori: Are they different from the salivary glands? K.P.GOPINATHAN, R. Parthasarathy and S. Dhawan

Microbiology & Cell Biology Department, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India

Gopinathan, Karumathil P. Chromatin structure modulates the differential transcription of tRNA genes from within a multigene family. K.P.GOPINATHAN and Akhila Parthasarthy

Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India

Gordon, Karl Functional Genomics of the Midgut of the Cotton Bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera. K. GORDON, G. Colebatch, P.M. Campbell, I. Horne, and P.D. East CSIRO Entomology, Canberra, ACT, Australia 
Guarino, Linda Role of the RNA triphosphatase activity of baculovirus LEF-4 in late gene expression and viral replication. Y. Li and L. GUARINO. Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, USA
Gund, Nadine A. Population genetics for characterization of non-susceptible Cydia pomonella strains against Cydia pomonella granulovirus (CpGV) NADINE A. GUND1,2, Annette Reineke1, David Heckel1, Claus P.W. Zebitz2 1 Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Department Entomology, Jena, Germany

2 University Hohenheim, Institute for Phytomedicine, Department Entomology, Stuttgart, Germany

Hori, Hiroshi Molecular phylogenetic structure of a mimetic butterfly species, Papilio polytes HORI H, Takeda A, Inokuma R, *Takahashi K, **Sakamoto N, Furumoto A, ***Ae S Dept. Biol., Nagoya Univ., *Palau Agr. Ins., **Itami Insect Museum, ***Biol. Lab., Nanzan Univ., Nagoya, Japan.
Hormann, Robert Independent Modulation of Multiple Genes Using Modified Ecdysone Receptors O. Chortyk, J. Friz, C. Thompson, P. Kumar, C. Tice, B. Vertin, R. Palli, M. Kumar, A. Meyer, T. Meteyer, H. Smith, D. Cress, B. Li, and R. HORMANN RheoGene, Inc., Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Huang, Yongping Genetic mapping and analysis of quantitative trait loci affecting cocoon quality in silkworm (Bombyx mori) Muwang Li1.2, Minhui Li1, Qiuhong Guo1, Xuexia Miao1, Chengxiang Hou2, Hongxuan Lin1, Yongping Huang1

1. Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Shanghai, P.R. China

2. Sericultural Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhenjiang, P.R. China

Huang, Yongping Marker assistant selection of nsd-Z gene to breed DNV resistant silkworm race Muwang Li1,2, Minhui Li1, Qiuhong Guo1, Xuexia Miao1, Yongping Huang1 1. Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Shanghai, P.R. China

2. Sericultural Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhenjiang, P.R. China

Hughes, Tia Molecular phylogenetics and the evolution of mimicry in the butterfly genus Basilarchia T.M. HUGHES and J.M. Marcus Department of Biology, Western Kentucky University, KY, USA
Huguet, Elisabeth Role and evolution of viral cystatins in an insect host-parasite interaction E. HUGUET1, C. Serbielle1, V. Douris2, G. Lalmanach3, K. Iatrou2, J-M Drezen1

1Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l'Insecte CNRS, Tours, France

2Institute of Biology, NCSR Demokritos, Athens, Greece

3INSERM U 618  Protéases et Vectorisation Pulmonaires, Université François Rabelais, Faculté de Médecine, Tours cedex, France 

Iatrou, Kostas Prostaglandin signaling and cAMP production control the rate of follicle progression from vitellogenesis to choriogenesis during silkmoth oogenesis Ednildo Machado1, Luc Swevers2, and Kostas IATROU2 1Instituto de Biofísica do Rio de Janeiro da UFRJ, Brazil

2Institute of Biology, NCSR Demokritos, Athens, Greece

Iconomidou, Vassiliki  Amyloid fibril formation propensity is inherent into the hexapeptide tandemly repeating motifs of the central domain of silkmoth chorion proteins. V. ICONOMIDOU and S.J. Hamodrakas Department of Cell Biology and Biophysics, Faculty of Biology, University of Athens, Greece.
Jacquin-Joly, Emmanuelle An EST approach for the molecular dissection of olfactory reception in a crop pest, the cotton leafworm Spodoptera littoralis E. JACQUIN-JOLY, C. Merlin, S. Malpel, J. Pelletier, I. Brigaud, M-C. François, M. Maïbèche UMR "Insect Physiology: Signalization and Communication", INRA Versailles, France
Janssen, Kathrin A host shift of diamondback moth from crucifers to peas: Life history traits and genetic mechanisms K. JANSSEN1, D.G. Heckel1, A. Reineke1, J. Scheirs1, C.P.W. Zebitz2 1 Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany

2 Institute for Plant Protection, Department of Applied Entomology, University of Hohenheim, Germany

Jarvis, Donald Analysis and modification of protein N-glycosylation pathways in insect systems. D.L. JARVIS, J.J. Aumiller, C. Geisler, J. Hensley, J.R. Hollister, and X. Shi Department of Molecular Biology, University of Wyoming, WY, USA.

Jiggins, Chris

 Comparative linkage mapping of genes for mimicry in Heliconius butterflies C. D. JIGGINS University of Edinburgh, UK
Joron, Mathieu Conserved but flexible: Genetic control of mimicry in Heliconius butterfly wing patterns M. JORON1,2, C R. Papa3, J. Mallet4, W.O. McMillan3 and C.D. Jiggins1 1 Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh, UK

2 Institute of Biology, Leiden University, The Netherlands

3 Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico

4 Department of Biology, University College London, UK
Jostova, Petra Isolation and Functional Characterization of desaturases of Manduca sexta P. JOSTOVA1, A. Svatoš2 and I. Pichova1 1Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic

2Max-Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany 

Kadono-Okuda, Keiko Positional cloning of nsd-2, a densovirus-resistance gene in Bombyx mori. K. KADONO-OKUDA, K. Ito, J. Nohata, K. Yamamoto, M. Sasanuma, S. Sasanuma, R. Eguchi, W. Hara and K. Mita Division of Insect Sciences, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan
Kiyokawa, Iwao Production Of Hexokinase And Anti-Human Transferrin Antibody For Clinical Diagnostic Reagent Using Transgenic Silkworm I. KIYOKAWA1, I. Kobayashi2, K. Uchino2, H. Sezutsu2, T. Kanda2, T. Tamura2, T. Miura1, T. Ohashi1, K. Katayama1 1 Biochemical Laboratory, Nitto Boseki Co., Ltd., Koriyama, Japan;

2 Transgenic Silkworm Research Center, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan

Kourti, Anna Insect photoperiodism and circadian clocks: expression patterns of genes period, timeless, cycle and cryptochrome in the Sesamia nonagrioides (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). A. Kourti and T. GKOUVITSAS Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece
Kourti, Anna Gene expression of heat shock proteins (Hsp23, Hsp70 and Hsp90) under environmental stress in diapausing and not diapausing larvae of Sesamia nonagrioides (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). A. KOURTI and T. Gkouvitsas Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece
Kusakabe, Takahiro Cellular response to DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) in cultured silkworm cells. T. KUSAKABE, H. Mon, M. Takahashi, J.M. Lee, Y. Kawaguchi Laboratory of Silkworm Science, Kyushu University Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan
Labropoulou, Vassiliki The interaction of the Cotesia congregata bracovirus CcV1 protein with Manduca sexta hemolin. V. LABROPOULOU, V. Douris, D. Stefanou, C. Magkrioti, E. Andronopoulou, L. Swevers  and K. Iatrou Insect Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology Group, Institute of Biology, National Center for Scientific Research Demokritos, Greece.
Lecanidou, Rena Modular promoter architecture and transcriptional regulation of silkmoth chorion genes

A. PAPANTONIS, S. Sourmeli and R. Lecanidou

 Dept. of Biochemistry and Mol. Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Athens, Greece 
Lee, Siu Chromosomal conservation in Lepidoptera: Synteny versus collinearity Siu Fai Lee1, David G. HECKEL2 1Bio21 Institute, CESAR, Dept. Genetics, University of Melbourne, Australia 

2Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany
Marcus, Jeffrey Using Junonia coenia, the buckeye butterfly, as a model system to study the evolutionary developmental genetics of lepidopteran color patterns. J.M. MARCUS Department of Biology, Western Kentucky University, KY, USA
Matindoost, Leila  The Effect of BmNPV on Biochemical Changes in Embryonic Primary Cultures of silkworm, Bombyx mori L. Leila MATINDOOST1, Jalal J. Sendi1, Kayvan Etebari2 and Hoorieh Soleiman Jahi3

1 Dept. of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Guilan, Iran

2 Dept. of Sericulture, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Guilan, Iran

3 Dept. of Virology, School of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
Mauchamp, Bernard ChBP (Chlorophyllid A Binding Protein), a new large fluorescent lipocalin (Polycalin) from the midgut of Bombyx mori L. Bernard MAUCHAMPa*, Corinne Royera, Annie Gareld, Audrey Jalaberta, Martine Da Rochaa, Anne-Marie Greniera, Valérie Labasbe, Joëlle Vinhb, Kazuei Mitac, Keiko Kadonoc and Gérard Chavancya a Unité Nationale Séricicole/INRA, France

b.Lab. Neurobiologie ESPCI, Paris France

c Genome Research Dep. NIAS, Tsukuba, Japan

d Centre de Génétique Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS, Villeurbanne, France

e present address: Unit. Physiol.  Comportement, UMR, France

Miao, Yungen Cloning and expression of manganese superoxide dismutase of the silkworm, Bombyx mori by Bac-to-Bac/BmNPV Baculovirus expression system Yungen Miao, Wanfu Yue, Xinghua Li, Xiaofeng Wu College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, China
Miller, Natalie Comparative Development and Sensorygenesis of a Pinnate (Antheraea polyphemus) Versus a Filamentous (Manduca sexta) Antenna of Manduca sexta and Antheraea polyphemus. N. MILLER, K. Fernandez, R.G. Vogt Dept. Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, U.S.A.
Miller, Thomas Transgenic pink bollworm and tobacco budworm with piggyBac-like elements present. T. A. Miller1, Y. Park2 and X. Ren3 1Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA,  USA

2Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA 

3Department of Molecular microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA

Mita, Kazuei Prospects on the Bombyx genome analysis K. Mita, M. Kasahara, S. Sasaki, Y. Nagayasu, T. Yamada, H. Kanamori, N. Namiki, M. Kitagawa, H. Yamashita, Y. Yasukochi, K. Kadono-Okuda, K. Yamamoto, M. Ajimura, G. Rvikumar, M. Shimomura, Y. Nagamura, T. Shin-I, H. Abe, T. Shimada, S. Morishita, and T. Sasaki Genome Research Department, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences,  Japan
Mon, Hiroaki Double-strand break repair by homologous recombination in silkworm cells. H. MON, R. Sugahara, J.M. Lee, Y. Kawaguchi, T. Kusakabe Laboratory of Silkworm Science, Kyushu University Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan
Monteiro, Antonia Testing the role of candidate genes in butterfly eyespot development using transgenics  Antónia Monteiro1,2, Bin Chen1,2, Diane Ramos1,, Firdous Kamal1,, Gary Glaser1,, Steven Stockslager1

1Biological Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, USA

2Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University, USA

Nagaraju, Javaregowda CCCH-type zinc finger genes: Candidate regulators of sex determination pathway in the silkworm, Bombyx mori Satish V, Shukla J N and NAGARAJU J Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad, INDIA.
Nakajima, Yumiko Molecular evolutionary comparison among some populations of B. mandarina distributing in China, Korea, and Japan while as comparing with B. mori by analyzing some genes or DNA marker regions. K. Yukuhiro1, M. Itoh2, Y. Banno3, N. Kômoto1, E. Kosegawa4, M. Hirokawa4, K. Tatematsu4, M. Nishimura2, H. Maekawa5, and Y. NAKAJIMA6

1Insect Molecular Evolution Laboratory, Insect Evolution and Genetics, Department, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences

2 Dept. Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of Technology

3Institute of Genetic Resources, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University

4 Insect Genetics Laboratory, Insect Evolution and Genetics, Department, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences

5 Division of Radiological Protection and Biology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases

6Division of Functional Genomics, Center of Molecular Biosciences (COMB), University of the Ryukyus, Japan

Nieberding, Caroline Role of male sexual pheromones in sexual selection in the African butterfly Bicyclus anynana (Butler, 1879) C. NIEBERDING1,2, V. Schneider1, H. De Vos1, J.M. Lassance3, C. Lofstedt3, P.M. Brakefield1 1Institute of Evolutionary Biology, Leiden University, The Netherlands

2Zoogeographical Research Unit, Liege University, Belgium

3Department of Ecology, Lund University, Sweden.

Nighorn, Alan Nitric oxide is necessary for maintaining Manduca sexta antennal lobe neuron activity and odor responsiveness A. NIGHORN ARL Division of Neurobiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
Nohata, Junko Construction of BAC Contigs Covering the Chorion Locus of Bombyx mori J. NOHATA1, K. Yamamoto1, Y.K. Park1, K. Kadono-Okuda1, T. Kanda1, T. Tamura1, T. Shimada2, K. Osoegawa4, P. deJong4 , K. Mita1 and M.R. Goldsmith3 1National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan;

2Dept. of Agric. and Envir. Biology, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; 

3Biological Sciences Dept., University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA; 

4Children's Hospital Oakland Research Inst., Oakland, CA, USA.
Nylin, Soren The comma butterfly as a model organism for genomics of host plant range S. NYLIN and N. Janz. Department of Zoology, Stockholm University, Sweden.
Ogawa, Shingo Production of recombinant human serum albumin using transgenic silkworms. S. OGAWA1, 2, 3, M. Tomita1, K. Yoshizato1, 2 1Hiroshima Prefectural Institute of Industrial Science and Technology, Higashi-hiroshima, Japan

2Department of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-hiroshima, Japan

3Koken Co., Ltd, Tokyo, Japan.

Ozaki, Katsuhisa An EST analysis of tarsi of the butterfly Papilio xuthus: identification of candidate genes involved in perception of oviposition regulating compounds. K. OZAKI1, A. Yamada2, T. Nakayama1,3 and H. Yoshikawa1 1 JT Biohistory Research Hall, Osaka,  Japan

2 Department of Biology, Graduate school of Science, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan

3 Current address: Analytical Technology Reserch Deprt, Drug Engineering Div, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., LTD, Tokyo, Japan.

Papanicolaou,  Alexie The wide utility of Lepidopteran genomics resources A. PAPANICOLAOU1, M.L. Blaxter2, C.D. Jiggins2 1 Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany

2 Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK

Pauchet, Yannick A proteomic analysis of the larval gut lumen of Helicoverpa armigera Y. PAUCHET, A. Muck, A. Svatoš, S. Preiß and D.G. Heckel Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, JENA, Germany
Pelletier, Julien Identification and characterization of olfactory genes in the antennae of the silkmoth: Bombyx mori J. PELLETIER1, I. Brigaud1, S. Malpel1, M. Da Rocha2, M. Maïbèche1, C. Royer2, E. Jacquin-Joly1 1 UMR PISC: "Physiologie de l'insecte: Signalisation et Communication", INRA centre de Versailles, France.

2 UNS INRA, La Mulatière, France.

Pennacchio, Francesco Toxoneuron nigriceps bracovirus (TnBV) and its role in the host regulation F. PENNACCHIO1, P. Falabella2, P. Varricchio3, C. Malva3 1Dipartimento di Entomologia e Zoologia Agraria "F. Silvestri", Universita di Napoli "Federico II", Portici (NA), Italy; 

2Dipartimento di Biologia, Difesa e Biotecnologie Agro-Forestali, Universita della Basilicata, Potenza, Italy; 

3Istituto di Genetica e Biofisica, CNR, Napoli, Italy

Pohl, Nelida Elevated rates of opsin amino acid evolution following gene duplication in Lycaena butterflies (Lepidoptera) N. POHL, M. Sison-Mangus and A.D. Briscoe Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA.
Pul, Nicolien Quantitative PCR: A successful example of gene expression level analysis in Bicylus anynana. J. Pijpe, N. PUL, S. van Duijn, P. Brakefield, B. Zwaan. Institute of Biology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands 
Reppert, Steven The CRYs of the butterfly. H. Zhu1, Q. Yuan1, A.D. Briscoe2, A. Casselman1, S.M. Reppert1 1 Dept. of Neurobiology, UMass Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA 

2 Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, U California, Irvine, USA

Riddiford, Lynn A direct role of JH in the control of imaginal disc formation and growth in Manduca JW Truman1, K Hiruma2, JP Allee3, SGB MacWhinnie3, D Champlin3, and LM RIDDIFORD1

1Department of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

2Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, JAPAN

3Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME, USA

Saenko, Suzanne Embryonic development and colour wing patterns in the tropical butterfly Bicyclus anynana. S.V. SAENKO, P.M. Brakefield and P. Beldade Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Biology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Sakurai, Sho Genomic and nongenomic actions of 20E in programmed cell death of Bombyx anterior silk gland Masatoshi Iga, Takayuki Sekimoto, Mohamed Elmogy, Masafumi Iwami and Sho SAKURAI Division of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
Sezutsu, Hideki Development of Enhancer trap mutagenesis in Bombyx mori H. SEZUTSU1, K. Uchino1, K. Kojima2, I. Kobayashi1, T. Niimi3, M. Hatakeyama4, T. Tamura1. 1 Transgenic Silkworm Research Center, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan

2 Silk-Materials Research Unit, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan

3 Grad. School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan

4 Invertebrate Gene Function Research Unit, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan

Shashidhara, LS On the Evolution of Insect Wings Kalpana Makhijani, V Bharathi, Ramakrishnan Kannan and L S SHASHIDHARA Center for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, India. 
Shimizu, Katsuhiko Identification of a novel transcription enhancing element with a homeodomain protein-binding motif in 5'-flanking regions of Bombyx mori fibroin heavy chain gene. K. Shimizu1,2, S. Ogawa1,3,4, R. Hino1,3, T. Adachi1, M. Tomita1,2, K. Yoshizato1,3

1Yoshizato Project, Cooperative Link of Unique Science and Technology for Economy Revitalization, Hiroshima Prefectural Institute of Industrial Science and Technology, Hiroshima, Japan

2Neosilk, Co., Ltd., Hiroshima, Japan

3Developmental Biology Laboratory, Department of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan

4Koken Bioscience Institute, Tokyo, Japan

Shinoda, Tetsuro Cloning and expression analysis of juvenile hormone biosynthetic enzymes and E75 isoforms in the silkworm, Bombyx mori. TETSURO SHINODA1, Terunori Kinjoh2, Kazuei Mita1 and Kiyoshi Hiruma2 1 National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

2 Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, Japan

Shiotsuki, Takahiro Developmental Characteristics of Transgenic Silkworm with Overexpression of Juvenile Hormone Esterase Takahiro Shiotsuki1, An-Jiang Tan1 and Toshiki Tamura2 1 Invertebrate Gene Function Research Unit, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan

2 Transgenic Silkworm Research Center, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan

Shirai, Koji The epidermal carotenoid-binding proteins in the sweet potato hornworm, Agrius convolvuli K.SHIRAI, K.Kiguchi Department of Applied Biology, Faculty of Textile Science and Technology, Shinshu- University, Nagano, Japan
Simpson, Robert An EST Library From the Midgut of the Lightbrown Apple Moth, Epiphyas postivittana (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Robert Simpson1, Richard Newcomb2, Lesley Beuning2, Yah-Khing Yauk2, Ross Crowhurst2, Heather Gatehouse1, Laurence Gatehouse1, Ngaire Markwick2, Dave Chagne1, Andrew Gleave2, John Christeller1 1HortResearch, Private Bag 11030, Palmerston North, New Zealand. 

2HortResearch, Private Bag 92169, Auckland, New Zealand.

Strand, Michael Polydnavirus-mediated suppression of the insect immune response  M. R. Strand Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens GA, USA
Swevers, Luc Insect cell-based high-throughput screening systems for the identification of compounds with ecdysteroid mimetic insecticide activities L. Swevers1, D. Stefanou1, T. Soin2, K. Van Loocke2, G. Smagghe2, C. Wheelock3, T. Harada3, M. Akamatsu3, Y. Nakagawa3, and K. Iatrou1

1Institute of Biology, NCSR Demokritos, Athens, Greece

2Laboratory of Agrozoology, Faculty of Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium

3Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

Tamura, Toshiki  Development of inducible RNAi using by GAL4/UAS system in the transgenic silkworm  I. Kobayashi, H. Sezutsu, K. Uchino, T. TAMURA Transgenic Silkworm Research Center, National Institute of Agrobiological Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
Trenczek, Tina Hemocytes of Manduca sexta: new data about hemocyte components, subpopulations, and their phagocytic cabability. F. Scholz, T. Lesch, S. Beez, T. Holthusen, I. Anderl, S. Geuenich and T. TRENCZEK Institute of General and Applied Zoology, Justus-Liebig University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany 
Tungjitwitayakul, Jatuporn Identification and characterization of two storage proteins in diapause larvae of the bamboo borer, Omphisa fuscidentalis J. Tungjitwitayakul1, Y. Oda2, N. Tatun1, Y. Kaneko2, T. Sekimoto2, T. Singtripop1 and S. Sakurai2 1Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Thailand

2Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.

Turnbull, Matt Interactions of Polydnavirus-Encoded Gap Junctions with Lepidopteran Cells M.W. TURNBULL Department of Entomology, Soils, and Plant Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA
Vilcinskas, Andreas Genomic and proteomic analysis of innate immunity in the greater wax moth Galleria melonella M. Wedde, B. Altincicek, A. VILCINSKAS Institute of Phytopathology and Applied Zoology, Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen, Germany
Vitkova, Magda Moth W chromosomes under magnifying lens of CGH and ZOO-FISH M. VITKOVA1,2, S. Kubickova3 & F. Marec1,2   1Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of South Bohemia,Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic

2Biological Centre, ASCR, Institute of Entomology, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic

3Veterinary Research Institute, Brno, Czech Republic

Vogel, Heiko Can insects manipulate plant defences? H. Vogel1, J. Kroymann2, A. Mithöfer3, W. Boland3, D. Heckel1 Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany. Dpts. of Entomology1, Genetics & Evolution2, Bioorganic Chemistry3
Vogt, Richard The Regulation of Pattern in the Sensory Organization of the Adult Antenna of Manduca sexta R.G. VOGT1, M-d. Franco1,2, J Bohbot1,3, K. Fernandez1, P. Kobres1, J. Hanna1, J. Poppy1 1 Dept. Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, U.S.A.

2 currently Dept. Biology, Regis University, Denver, CO, U.S.A

3 currently Dept. Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, U.S.A.

Volkoff, Anne-Nathalie Spodoptera frugiperda transcription profiling in response to injection of the polydnavirus associated with the wasp Hyposoter didymator. Barat-Houari M.1, Hilliou F.2, Jousset F.-X.1, Sofer L.2, Deleury E.2, Rocher J.1, Ravallec M.1, Galibert L.1, Feyereisen R.2, Fournier P.1 and VOLKOFF A-N.1 1UMR 1231 Biologie Intégrative et Virologie des Insectes. INRA - Université de Montpellier II, Montpellier Cédex, France.

2UMR 1112 R.O.S.E. INRA - Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Laboratoire de Génomique Fonctionnelle des Insectes, Sophia Antipolis cedex, France 

Webb, Bruce Functions and Uses of Polydnavirus Genes BRUCE A. WEBB, Torrence A. Gill, Angelika Fath-Goodin and Jeremy Kroemer Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
Webb, Bruce Shared and species-specific features among ichnovirus genomes Kohjiro Tanakaa,1§, Renèe Lapointeb§, Walter E. Barneya,2, Andrea M. Makkayc, Don Stoltzc, Michel Cussonb,*, and BRUCE A.WEBBa,* a Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA

b Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Laurentian Forestry Centre, Quebec City, QC, Canada

c Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Wee, Choon Wei A genomic approach to studying pyrethroid resistance in the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera Choon Wei WEE1, Charles Robin2 and David G Heckel1 1Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, GERMANY

2ARC Special Research Centre for Environmental Stress and Adaptation Research (CESAR), Department of Genetics, The University of Melbourne, Australia

Wheat, Christopher A phylogenomic backbone for Lepidopteran model systems C.W. WHEAT, C. Labandeira, P. Andolfatto, P. Beldade, Q. Feng, D. Heckel, C. Jiggins, R. Simpson, and H. Vogel

Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland

Williams, Adam Progress in gene manipulation in the cotton bollworm Helicoverpa armigera. A.K. WILLIAMS1,2, P. Batterham1, D.G. Heckel2 1CESAR Batterham Genetics Lab, Bio21, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

2Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany

Xia Qingyou Genome-wide analysis of expression profiles in silkworm using an oligonucleotide microarray. XIA Qingyou The Key Sericultural Laboratory of Agricultural Ministry, Southwest University, China.
Yamada, Ayumi Genes encoding Chemosensory Proteins in Swallowtail Butterflies A. YAMADA1, K. Ozaki2, T. Nakayama2, H. Yoshikawa2 1 Dept. of Bioscience, Graduate school of Science, Osaka University, Osaka,Japan

2 JT Biohistory Research Hall, Osaka, Japan

Yamamoto, Kimiko Silkworm genome analysis: Integration of SNPs linkage map, physical map and sequence scaffold using BAC clone information as a staple. Kimiko YAMAMOTO1, Junko Narukawa1, Keiko Kadono-Okuda1, Junko Nohata1, Yoshitaka Suetsugu1, Motoe Sasanuma1, Shun-ichi Sasanuma1, Hiroshi Minami2, Michihiko Shimomura2, Kazuei Mita1 1 Genome Research Department, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan;

2 Mitsubishi Space Software Co. Ltd., Tsukuba, Japan

 

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