Ommochrome pathway genes kynurenine 3-hydroxylase and cardinal participate in eye pigmentation in Plutella xylostella

Eye pigmentation genes have been utilized as visible markers for constructing genetic control prototypes in several insect vectors of human disease. Here, orthologs of two ommochrome pathway genes, kynurenine 3-h...

Source: BMC Cell Biology - September 11, 2020 Category: Cytology Authors: Xuejiao Xu, Tim Harvey-Samuel, Jie Yang, Luke Alphey and Minsheng You Tags: Research article Source Type: research