[2-3] Genomic and molecular basis of the evolution of silk production in Arthropods

Thu. Aug 29, 2024 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM Room F

Chair: Jacqueline Heckenhauer (Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt), Paul B Frandsen (Brigham Young University)

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9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

[2-3-01] Comparative structural and mechanical analysis of H- and L-fibroins of terrestrial Lepidopteran and aquatic Trichoperan silk fibers

*Russell Stewart¹, Jacqueline Heckenhauer³, Paul Frandsen² (1. University of Utah (United States of America), 2. Brigham Young University (United States of America), 3. Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum (Germany))

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

[2-3-02] Primary structure and amino acid composition of major silk genes in aquatic Amphismenoptera

*Jacqueline Heckenhauer¹, Paul B. Frandsen², Russell Stewart³, Steffen U. Pauls⁴, Akito Y. Kawahara⁵ (1. Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt (Germany), 2. Brigham Young University (United States of America), 3. University of Utah (United States of America), 4. Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt (Germany), 5. University of Florida (United States of America))

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

[2-3-03] Understanding Trichoptera silk genotype and phenotype using transcriptomics and imaging

*Maria Gabriela Jijon Nemalceff¹, Danyon Gedris¹, Riley Nelson¹, Paul B Frandsen ¹ (1. Brigham Young University (United States of America))

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

[2-3-04] Allelic diversity of the silk protein H-fibroin across Lepidoptera

*Samantha Standring¹, Maria Gabriela Jijon Nemalceff¹, Danyon Gedris¹, Ashlyn Powell¹, Jacqueline Heckenhauer², Rachit Pratap Singh³, Bertjan Foquet³, Akito Y. Kawahara³, Paul B. Frandsen¹ (1. Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences, Brigham Young University (United States of America), 2. Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum (Germany), 3. McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida (United States of America))

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

[2-3-05] Insights from comparative transcriptomics in the evolution of silk.

*Bert Foquet¹, Lauren Eccles¹, Whitney Stoppel¹, Paul Frandsen², Akito Kawahara¹ (1. University of Florida (United States of America), 2. Brigham Young University (United States of America))

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

[2-3-06] Characterizing silk production in the luna moth (Actias luna, Lepidoptera: Saturniidae)

*Amanda Markee^1,2, R. Keating Godfrey⁴, Paul B. Frandsen³, YiMing Weng², Akito Y. Kawahara² (1. American Museum of Natural History (United States of America), 2. McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity (United States of America), 3. Brigham Young University (United States of America), 4. Florida International University (United States of America))

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

[2-3-07] New genome assembly and annotation for the Polyphemus Moth, Antheraea polyphemus (Saturniidae)

*Taylor Pierson^1,2, Ivone de Bem Oliveira¹, YiMing Weng², Akito Kawahara¹ (1. McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity (United States of America), 2. University of Florida (United States of America))

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

[2-3-08] Genomic and morphological investigation of spider silk production exploring evolutionarily divergent web builders

*Jessica Garb¹, Richard Baker², Sandra Correa-Garhwal², Cheryl Hayashi², Ronald Hoy³, H. Kern Reeve³, Jay Stafstrom³ (1. University of Massachusetts Lowell (United States of America), 2. American Museum of Natural History (United States of America), 3. Cornell University (United States of America))

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