The papers authored by researchers and technical advisors at KAICO.
- From waste to feed: In vitro assessment of spent silkworm by-products and manure-raised housefly as soybean meal substitutes in ruminant feed. Sci Rep. 2025;15(1).
Through in vitro analysis, the potential of silkworm pupae as a sustainable protein source in ruminant feed and their contribution to methane emission reduction. - Antiobesity-, and glucose metabolism -, and lipid metabolism-improving effects and active components in the mycelia and fruiting bodies of Cordyceps militaris (Vuill.) Fr. fermented on pupae of silkworms (Bombyx mori). Jxiv. Preprint
Silkworm‑pupae extract showed metabolic improvements in obesity, glucose, and lipid profiles. - High yield production of norovirus GII.4 virus-like particles using silkworm pupae and evaluation of their protective immunogenicity. Vaccine. 2023;41(3):766-77.
Efficient silkworm‑based production of Norovirus GII.4 VLPs with strong immunogenicity. - Active Human and Murine Tumor Necrosis Factor α Cytokines Produced from Silkworm Baculovirus Expression System. Insects. 2021;12(6).
Silkworm‑baculovirus system successfully produced active human and murine TNF‑α cytokines. - Stable trimer formation of spike protein from porcine epidemic diarrhea virus improves the efficiency of secretory production in silkworms and induces neutralizing antibodies in mice. Vet Res. 2021;52(1):102.
Trimeric PEDV spike proteins expressed in silkworms induced neutralizing mouse antibodies. - Optimization of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Expression in the Silkworm and Induction of Efficient Protective Immunity by Inoculation With Alum Adjuvants. Front Immunol. 2021;12:803647.
Optimized silkworm expression of SARS‑CoV‑2 spike protein yields potent immune responses. - Production of scFv, Fab, and IgG of CR3022 Antibodies Against SARS- CoV-2 Using Silkworm-Baculovirus Expression System. Mol. Biotechnol. Mol Biotechnol. 2021;63(12):1223-34.
Silkworm‑baculovirus platform produced functional CR3022 scFv, Fab, and full IgG antibodies. - Production of an active Mus musculus IL-3 using updated silkworm-based baculovirus expression vector system. J. Asia-Pacific Entomol. 2021;24(3):544-49
Updated silkworm system enabled efficient expression of biologically active mouse IL‑3. - Efficient production of recombinant SARS-CoV-2 spike protein using the baculovirus-silkworm system. Biochem.Biophys. Res. Commun. 2020;529(2):257-62.
Silkworm platform efficiently produced recombinant SARS‑CoV‑2 spike protein for research. - Expression and activation of horseradish peroxidase-protein A/G fusion protein in silkworm larvae for diagnostic purpose. Biotechnol J. 2018;13(6):e1700624.
Silkworm larvae expressed active HRP‑Protein A/G fusion protein for diagnostic uses. - Heme precursor injection is effective for Arthromyces ramosus peroxidase fusion protein production by a silkworm expression system. J Biosci Bioeng. 2015;120(4):384-6.
Heme‑precursor injection enhanced silkworm production of complex peroxidase fusion proteins.