Identification of MBF2 family genes in Bombyx mori and their expression in different tissues and stages and in response to Bacillus bombysepticus infection and starvation

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• 作者：Chun-Yan Zhou ; Xing-Fu Zha ; Chun Liu ; Min-Jin Han ; Li-Ying Zhang ; Pan-Pan Shi ; He Wang ; Ren-Wen Zheng and Qing-You Xia
• 刊名：Insect Science
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：August 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：23
• 期：4
• 页码：502-512
• 全文大小：1500K
• ISSN：1744-7917

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The Multiprotein bridge factor 2 (MBF2) gene was first identified as a co-activator involved in BmFTZ-F1-mediated activation of the Fushi tarazu gene. Herein, nine homologous genes of MBF2 gene are identified. Evolutionary analysis showed that this gene family is insect-specific and that the family members are closely related to response to pathogens (REPAT) genes. Tissue distribution analysis revealed that these genes could be expressed in a tissue-specific manner. Developmental profiles analysis showed that the MBF2 gene family members were highly expressed in the different stages. Analysis of the expression patterns of nine MBF2 family genes showed that Bacillus bombysepticus treatment induced the up-regulation of several MBF2 family genes, including MBF2-4, -7, -9, -8. Furthermore, we found the MBF2 family genes were modulated by starvation and the expression of these genes recovered upon re-feeding, except for MBF2-5, -9. These findings suggested roles for these proteins in insect defense against pathogens and nutrient metabolism, which has an important guiding significance for designing pest control strategies.