DNA replication and transcription of adenovirus (Ad) have been studied extensively as a model eukaryotic system. The dissection and reconstitution of the cell-free DNA replication system using the Ad DNA terminal protein complex (Ad DNAprot) have revealed the detailed mechanism of Ad genome replication (1-3). The Ad genome is a linear DNA of '36 kbp that contains 55-kDa terminal proteins covalently attached to its 5' ends. Replication of the Ad DNA-prot initiates by a protein-priming mechanism in which the 5' terminal nucleotide of the nascent DNA, dCMP, is linked to the 80-kDa

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Pterygotes lack abdominal appendages except for pleuropods and prolegs. The larvae of some holometabolous insects develop prolegs, which are used for locomotion. We analyzed the role of the homeotic genes abd-A and Abd-B in lepidopteran proleg development using mutant analysis and embryonic RNAi in the silkworm Bombyx mori. The E(Mu) mutant developed extra prolegs in its posterior abdomen and showed the misexpression of both genes, suggesting their involvement in proleg formation. The depletion of Abd-B by embryonic RNAi caused the development of extra prolegs on all segments posterior to A6, indicating the suppressive function of Abd-B. The abd-A RNAi animals failed to develop prolegs. These results indicate that abd-A and Abd-B are involved in proleg development in B. mori.

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