Transgenic Expression of the piRNA-Resistant Masculinizer Gene Induces Female-Specific Lethality and Partial Female-to-Male Sex Reversal in the Silkworm, Bombyx mori

Identification and functional analysis of aMasculinizerorthologue inTrilocha varians(Lepidoptera: Bombycidae)

(2015) J. Lee et al.   INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Establishment of a specific cell death induction system inBombyx moriby a transgene with the conserved apoptotic regulator, mouse Bcl-2-associated X protein (mouse Bax)

(2015) M. Sumitani et al.   INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Two Conserved Cysteine Residues Are Required for the Masculinizing Activity of the Silkworm Masc Protein

(2015) Susumu Katsuma et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Functional analysis of sex-determination genes by gene silencing with LNA–DNA gapmers in the silkworm, Bombyx mori

(2015) Hiroki Sakai et al.   MECHANISMS OF DEVELOPMENT

RNAi-Mediated Knock-Down of transformer and transformer 2 to Generate Male-Only Progeny in the Oriental Fruit Fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel)

(2015) Guiqing Liu et al.   PLoS One

Transgenic characterization of two testis-specific promoters in the silkworm,Bombyx mori

(2014) J. Xu et al.   INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Transcription activator-like effector nuclease (TALEN)-mediated female-specific sterility in the silkworm, Bombyx mori

(2014) J. Xu et al.   INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Ectopic expression of the maleBmDSXaffects formation of the chitin plate in femaleBombyx mori

(2014) Jianping Duan et al.   MOLECULAR REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

A single female-specific piRNA is the primary determiner of sex in the silkworm

(2014) Takashi Kiuchi et al.   NATURE

Recent progress in genome engineering techniques in the silkworm,Bombyx mori

(2013) Takaaki Daimon et al.   DEVELOPMENT GROWTH & DIFFERENTIATION

Effect of RNAi-mediated knockdown of the Bombyx mori transformer-2 gene on the sex-specific splicing of Bmdsx pre-mRNA

(2013) Masataka G. Suzuki et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Efficient TALEN Construction for Bombyx mori Gene Targeting

(2013) Yoko Takasu et al.   PLoS One

Phylogenetic Distribution and Evolutionary Dynamics of the Sex Determination Genes doublesex and transformer in Insects

(2013) E. Geuverink et al.   Sexual Development

Appearance of differentiated cells derived from polar body nuclei in the silkworm, Bombyx mori

(2013) Hiroki Sakai et al.   Frontiers in Physiology

Sex determination in beetles: Production of all male progeny by Parental RNAi knockdown of transformer

(2012) Jayendra Nath Shukla et al.   Scientific Reports

The silkworm W chromosome is a source of female-enriched piRNAs

(2011) S. Kawaoka et al.   RNA

Environmental Sex Determination in the Branchiopod Crustacean Daphnia magna: Deep Conservation of a Doublesex Gene in the Sex-Determining Pathway

(2011) Yasuhiko Kato et al.   PLoS Genetics

Sry: the master switch in mammalian sex determination

(2010) K. Kashimada et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Doublesex: a conserved downstream gene controlled by diverse upstream regulators

(2010) J. N. Shukla et al.   JOURNAL OF GENETICS

Identification of a Male-Specific RNA Binding Protein That Regulates Sex-Specific Splicing of Bmdsx by Increasing RNA Binding Activity of BmPSI

(2010) M. G. Suzuki et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY

Maternal Control of Haplodiploid Sex Determination in the Wasp Nasonia

(2010) E. C. Verhulst et al.   SCIENCE

Small RNAs as Guardians of the Genome

(2009) Colin D. Malone et al.   CELL

The Silkworm Z Chromosome Is Enriched in Testis-Specific Genes

(2009) K. P. Arunkumar et al.   GENETICS

Sexual Development in Lucilia cuprina (Diptera, Calliphoridae) Is Controlled by the Transformer Gene

(2009) C. Concha et al.   GENETICS

Molecular Characterization of the Key Switch F Provides a Basis for Understanding the Rapid Divergence of the Sex-Determining Pathway in the Housefly

(2009) M. Hediger et al.   GENETICS

The avian Z-linked gene DMRT1 is required for male sex determination in the chicken

(2009) Craig A. Smith et al.   NATURE

Weird Animal Genomes and the Evolution of Vertebrate Sex and Sex Chromosomes

(2008) Jennifer A. Marshall Graves   Annual Review of Genetics

The Regulation and Evolution of a Genetic Switch Controlling Sexually Dimorphic Traits in Drosophila

(2008) Thomas M. Williams et al.   CELL

Dosage analysis of Z chromosome genes using microarray in silkworm, Bombyx mori

(2008) Xingfu Zha et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

OsLIC, a Novel CCCH-Type Zinc Finger Protein with Transcription Activation, Mediates Rice Architecture via Brassinosteroids Signaling

(2008) Lei Wang et al.   PLoS One

A W-linked DM-domain gene, DM-W, participates in primary ovary development in Xenopus laevis

(2008) S. Yoshimoto et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA