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Xia Xu is an academic researcher from East China Normal University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Bombyx mori & Biology. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 7 publications.
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Papers
Depletion of juvenile hormone esterase extends larval growth in Bombyx mori.
Zhongjie Zhang,Xiaojing Liu,Takahiro Shiotsuki,Zhisheng Wang,Xia Xu,Yongping Huang,Muwang Li,Kai Li,Anjiang Tan +8 more
TL;DR: A loss-of-function analysis of JHE in the silkworm was performed by targeted gene disruption using the transgenic CRISPR/Cas9 system, which provided a promising approach for analysing the actions of JH, especially in nondrosophilid insects.
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Mutation of the seminal protease gene, serine protease 2, results in male sterility in diverse lepidopterans.
Xia Xu,Yaohui Wang,Hong-Lun Bi,Jun Xu,Zulian Liu,Chang-Ying Niu,Lin He,Anthony A. James,Kai Li,Yongping Huang +9 more
TL;DR: The conclusion that Ser2 gene is necessary for male reproductive success in diverse lepidopterans is supported, as CRISPR/Cas9 technology disrupting Ser2 resulted in dominant heritable male sterility and no differences in other reproductive behaviors in the mutant males are detected.
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Genome editing reveals the function of Yorkie during the embryonic and early larval development in silkworm, Bombyx mori
TL;DR: Yki has the potential to be a novel molecular target for genetic‐based pest management practices and is employed in CRISPR/Cas9‐mediated mutagenesis to investigate the function of Yki in B. mori at the embryonic and early larval stages.
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CRISPR Disruption of BmOvo Resulted in the Failure of Emergence and Affected the Wing and Gonad Development in the Silkworm Bombyx mori.
TL;DR: The transgenic-based CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing system is used to study the function of the Ovo gene in Bombyx mori to provide new insights into the multiple functions of BmOvo beyond germline sex determination.
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Disruption of egg-specific protein causes female sterility in Bombyx mori.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explored the gene function of Esp through transgenic clustered regularly interspaced palindromic repeats (CRISPR) / CRISPR-associated protein 9 technology-mediated mutations in the silkworm.
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