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SUBMITTER: Wu S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4872147 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wu Songyuan S Tong Xiaoling X Peng Chenxing C Xiong Gao G Lu Kunpeng K Hu Hai H Tan Duan D Li Chunlin C Han Minjin M Lu Cheng C Dai Fangyin F
Scientific reports 20160519
The insect cuticle is a critical protective shell that is composed predominantly of chitin and various cuticular proteins and pigments. Indeed, insects often change their surface pigment patterns in response to selective pressures, such as threats from predators, sexual selection and environmental changes. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the construction of the epidermis and its pigmentation patterns are not fully understood. Among Lepidoptera, the silkworm is a favorable model for ...[more]