Bombyx mori
February 8th, 2025
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Bombyx mori, commonly known as the domestic silk moth, is a moth species belonging to the family Bombycidae. It is the closest relative of Bombyx mandarina, the wild silk moth. Silkworms are the larvae of silk moths. The silkworm is of particular economic value, being a primary producer of silk.
Source: Wikipedia
Statistics of OBPs from Bombyx mori
| Total | ||||
| Number of OBPs | xx | xx | xx | xx |
| N° with atomic structures (in PDB) | xx | xx | xx | |
| 3D models | xx | xx | xx | |
| Docking results** | xx x xx = xx | xx | xx | xx |
Credits
List compiled1 and orthology analysis performed by Mikhael DJOUMESSI, undergraduate student at Nantes University.
References
- Vogt, R.G., Große-Wilde, E. and Zhou, J.J., 2015. The Lepidoptera odorant binding protein gene family: gene gain and loss within the GOBP/PBP complex of moths and butterflies. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 62, pp.142-153. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibmb.2015.03.003) ↩︎