Cloning and characterization of the Voltinism gene controllingbiosynthesis and release of Bombyx mori diapause hormone

本研究的目的是克隆家蚕胚胎滞育诱导因子滞育激素的合成和释放的化性基因，并对其进行功能鉴定。通过定位克隆和基因表达分析及推导的氨基酸序列分析，我们得到了5个候选基因。现在，我们正在分析这样的基因结构。

We aimed to clone and characterize the Voltinism gene that isconceived to control the biosynthesis and release of diapause hormone, an inducer ofBombyx mori embryonic diapause. By positional cloning and analyses of the geneexpressions and the deduced amino-acid sequences, we had five candidate genes. Now, weare analyzing such gene structures.