Table 1 Primers used in this study.

From: The expression of ecdysteroid UDP-glucosyltransferase enhances cocoon shell ratio by reducing ecdysteroid titre in last-instar larvae of silkworm, Bombyx mori

Gene

Genbank Accession No.

5′-3′

Purpose

Sequence

Remark

GAL4

AB186055.1

F

RT-PCR

GCAATCCCATTACCGCATATC

431 bp

R

AGGTTCGGACCGTTGCTACTGT

EGT

AY048771.1

F

CCAGCGTCCAGTATCTTG

649 bp

R

CGACGACTGATGTCATGTC

BmActin3

AB701689.1

F

AACACCCCGTCCTGCTCACTG

675 bp

R

GGGCGAGACGTGTGATTTCCT

BmLP3

FJ214661.1

F

For vector construction in transgenic larvae

GCgtcgacAGTATAGTTACAACGGCTGCCCC

1124 bp

R

CGggatccGGAGCGTCGAGTCCTGCAATATG

GAL4

AB186055.1

F

CGggatccATGAAGCTACTGTCTTCTATCG

2646 bp

R

TTgcggccgcTTACTCTTTTTTTGGGTTTGGTGG

  1. Lower case letters indicate restriction sites.