The mutation of SPI51, a protease inhibitor of silkworm, resulted in the change of antifungal activity during domestication

This study provided new insights into the antifungal mechanisms elicited by protease inhibitors in the cocoons of silkworms.PMID:33609582 | DOI:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.02.076

Source: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules - February 20, 2021 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Xiaolu Zhang Yuhui Ni Kaiyu Guo Zhaoming Dong Yuqing Chen Hongtao Zhu Qingyou Xia Ping Zhao Source Type: research