Exploitation and Utilization Silkworm in Biological, Nutritional and Pharmaceutical Fields
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Biological Processes and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 May 2023) | Viewed by 655
Special Issue Editor
2. School of Life Sciences, and School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
Interests: genetic engineering; biological engineering; multi-omics technology; silkworm
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Silkworm is an important economic insect around the world. The silkworm genome has been revealed, making it an excellent model organism for biological research, such as for the study of disease models, toxicology, drug metabolism, etc. Baculovirus, a major virus for the silkworm, has been utilized as a protein expression vector with high productivity and functionality. The study of silkworm, baculovirus, and the utilization of silkworm as a bioreactor for producing recombinant proteins and vaccines has become increasingly attractive to scientists. This Special Issue seeks high-quality works focusing on the latest research advances in the utilization of silkworm as a bioreactor, and as a model organism in various aspects. Topics include, but are not limited to:
- Silkworm engineering for efficient silk production or improved economic traits;
- Silkworm as a model organism in disease study, toxicology, drug metabolism, pesticide chemistry, food nutrition, etc.;
- Silkworm as a bioreactor for producing recombinant protein with appropriate PTMs and biological activities.
Prof. Dr. Keping Chen
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- bombyx mori
- genetic engineering
- baculovirus
- recombinant proteins
- post-translational modifications
- silk production
- transgenic silkworms
- pesticide
- disease model
- food
- nutrition
