Bioinformatics analysis of fifteen Bombyx mori genes related to silk productionBioinformatics analysis of fifteen Bombyx mori genes related to silk production
英文摘要:
[Aim] To provide baseline data on the
mechanisms underlying silk production in the silkworm, Bombyx mori. [Methods] This study integrated
previous annotations of 15 B. mori genes related to silk production and
employed transcriptome analysis to identify those that were significantly
differentially expressed. Chromosome mapping, physicochemical property
analysis, subcellular localization, and enrichment analysis were then used to
elucidate the function of these genes. In addition, interspecies gene family identification
and a phylogenetic analysis were performed on the key silk production related genes agtpbp1 and lov of 60
lepidopteran species. [Results] Silk
production related genes NDRG3, PDSS1, beta-Spec, KNCK1, unc-22, BR3, ZMYND8, XNP_1, Bin1 and lov,
were significantly differentially expressed in anterior silk gland of B. mori during the dispersal stage compared to 5th
instar larva, respectively, with the P-values of 4.523 2× 10﹣6, 1.586 6×10﹣4, 5.261 5×10﹣7,
6.210 8×10﹣3,
8.113 4×10﹣10,
2.014 5×10﹣19,
4.858 2×10﹣2,
7.767 6×10﹣23,
3.361 3×10﹣17,
3.896 7×10﹣4; beta-Spec, XNP_2, KNCK1, agtpbp1, BR3, XNP_1, Bin1, dpyd and lov, were significantly differentially
expressed in middle silk gland of B. mori during the dispersal stage
compared to 5th instar larva, respectively, with the P-values of 9.518 4×10﹣8,
1.984 3×10﹣3,
4.451 3×10﹣3,
1.536 7×10﹣2,
3.185 9×10﹣8,
1.111 6×10﹣9,
6.770 7×10﹣30,
9.297 5×10﹣3,
4.735 3×10﹣2; NDRG3, beta-Spec, XNP_2, KNCK1, agtpbp1, unc-22, BR3 and lov, were significantly differentially expressed in posterior silk
gland of B. mori during the dispersal stage compared to 5th instar
larva, respectively, with the P-values of 8.433 2×10﹣3,
1.372 5×10﹣46,
1.059 8×10﹣10,
6.215 6×10﹣5, 1.235
0×10﹣11,
2.491 7×10﹣3,
8.664 0×10﹣25,
9.349 1×10﹣4.
These genes directly, or indirectly, influence silk protein synthesis and
storage at multiple levels, including transcription, post-transcriptional
modification, translation and post-translational modification. The interspecies
gene families agtpbp1 and lov contain 34 and 37 genes,
respectively, with 26 and 1 positively selected gene in each family. Eight
genes, including Bbet001799 in the agtpbp1 family have positively selected sites. [Conclusion] These results shed light on the function of
15 silk production related genes and the interspecies gene families agtpbp1 and lov.