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SUBMITTER: Yue Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5067616 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yue Zhen Z Liu Xiaoguang X Zhou Zijing Z Hou Guangming G Hua Jinping J Zhao Zhangwu Z
Plant biotechnology journal 20160203 8
The transgenic Bt cotton plant has been widely planted throughout the world for the control of cotton budworm Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner). However, a shift towards insect tolerance of Bt cotton is now apparent. In this study, the gene encoding neuropeptide F (NPF) was cloned from cotton budworm H. armigera, an important agricultural pest. The npf gene produces two splicing mRNA variants-npf1 and npf2 (with a 120-bp segment inserted into the npf1 sequence). These are predicted to form the matur ...[more]