@techreport{oai:soar-ir.repo.nii.ac.jp:00014589,
 author = {白井,  孝治},
 month = {Mar},
 note = {The tobacco hornworm, Agrius convolvuli is relatively large lepidopteran insect. A. convolvuli don't make cocoon, but produce tiny amounts of two or more different fibrous materials (Agrius silks). Agrius silk proteins are synthesized in the labial glands. The labial gland is the homologous organ of the silk gland of Bombyx mori. In labial glands, the luminal contents change during wandering stage. This phenomena is unique in Agrius labial gland. In this year, the major component of larval and pupal silk of A. convolvuli were investigated. 70k protein is major component of larval silk, while 180k protein is main pupal silk protein. First, the synthesis of these protein is examined. 70k protein was synthesized throughout 5th instar, whereas 180k protein revealed only during spinning stage. Next, the amino acid compositions of these proteins were investigated. The results clearly show there is no relationship between these proteins. Moreover, these proteins were quite different from Bombyx fibroin or sericin. Glycine, asprtic acid, and lysine were abundant in 180k protein, Glycine, glutamic acid, alanine, and valine in 70k protein., Article, 先進ファイバー工学研究教育拠点研究成果報告書 10: 61-62(2004)},
 title = {15-2-15 :絹糸腺とその相同器官の遺伝子発現制御及び吐糸行動の内分泌制御機構に関する研究},
 year = {2004}
}