Expression of a vitelline membrane protein, BmVMP23, is repressed by bmo-miR-1a-3p in silkworm, Bombyx mori

► This paper is the first report on the bmo-miR-1a-3p expression in the ovary of the silkworm. ► Bmo-miR-1a-3p expression level is related to BmVMP23 expression level. ► Bmo-miR-1a-3p repressed luc expression that ligated the 3′ UTR sequence of BmVMP23 in vitro.