Fig. 4From: New insight into the mechanism underlying the silk gland biological process by knocking out fibroin heavy chain in the silkwormExpression levels of up-regulated DEGs related to protein degradation. a FPKM of the autophagy-related genes (ATG). b FPKM of the two important genes involved in autophagy and proteasome pathway. Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2L functions in targeting a protein for degradation in the proteasome complex. Acid phosphatase is an indirect autophagic marker. *, p < 0.05; **, p < 0.01; ***, p < 0.001Back to article page