Insect Molecular Biology

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The Rpfor gene modulates the locomotory activity and host‐seeking behaviour of Rhodnius prolixus	30
Role of arylalkylamine N ‐acetyltransferase 7 in reproduction and limb pigmentation of	29
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Genome‐wide identification of PAR domain protein 1 ( PDP1 ) targets through ChIP ‐seq reveals the	20
Cellular Lnc_209997 suppresses Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus replication by targeting	20
Silencing of an odorant binding protein (SaveOBP10) involved in the behavioural shift of the wheat aphid Sitobion avenae (Fabricius)	20
Neuronal calcium sensor 2 is key to moulting and oocyte development in the brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens	19
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Silencing PsASH2 affects embryo development in the cotton mealybug	18
The interaction between the Dbf4 ortholog Chiffon and Gcn5 is conserved in Dipteran insect species	16
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Alternative double strand break repair pathways shape the evolution of high recombination in the honey bee, Apis mellifera	15
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CRISPR / Cas9 ‐mediated Nap knockout affects female reproduction and eg	14
Role of TRPV channels in texture discrimination during Bactrocera dorsalis egg‐laying behaviour	14
Insulin reduces the transmission potential of chikungunya virus and activates the toll pathway in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes	14
The influence of IR25a on electrophysiology and reproductive behaviour in the oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis	14
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CRISPR /Cas9‐mediated genome editing of Frankliniella occidentalis , the western flower thrips, via embryonic microinjecti	13
Characterisation of the myosin light chain kinase ( MLCK ) gene of Locusta migratoria and the encoded	13
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Knockout of nuclear receptor HR38 gene impairs pupal–adult development in silkworm	12
The ecdysis triggering hormone system is essential for reproductive success in Mythimna separata (Walker)	11
RNAi ‐mediated knockdown of exportin 1 negatively affected ovary development, survival and maize mosaic virus accumulation in its insect vector Pe	11
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Deformed wing virus genotypes A and B do not elicit immunologically different responses in naïve honey bee hosts	11
Foraging in the darkness: Highly selective tuning of below‐ground larval olfaction to Brassicaceae volatiles in striped flea beetle	11
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Identification and functional study of Fib‐L , a major silk fibroin gene component in rice leaf folders	10
Expansion of the genetic toolbox for manipulation of the global crop pest Drosophila suzukii : Iso	10
Abdominal‐B contributes to abdominal identity in the brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens	10
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Molecular characterization of a novel thioredoxin‐related transmembrane protein gene AcTMX3 that p	10
The silk gland proteome of Stenopsyche angustata provides insights into the underwater silk secretion	10
Allele‐specific knockouts reveal a role for apontic‐like in the evolutionary loss of larval melanin pigmentation in the domest	10
Polygenic adaptation of a cosmopolitan pest to a novel thermal environment	10
Identification of genes associated with the silk gland size using multi‐omics in silkworm ( Bombyx mori )	10
Assessing Aedes aegypti candidate genes during viral infection and Wolbachia ‐mediated pathogen blocking	9
The genome‐wide response of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus to cystatin A, a peptidase inhibitor from human skin, sheds light on its digestive physiology	9
Expression and functional analysis of adipokinetic hormone reveal its different roles in larval development and female fecundity in Panonychus citri (	9
Publication interests and priorities for Insect Molecular Biology	9
The salivary gland transcriptome of Varroa destructor reveals suitable targets for RNAi ‐based mite co	9
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Identification and functional analysis of Cochliomyia hominivorax U6 gene promoters	9
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Characterization of the glutathione S‐transferase genes in the sand flies Phlebotomus papatasi and Lutzomyia longipalpis	9
Environmental factors affecting RNAi efficacy: Temperature but not plant cultivar influences Colorado potato beetle's response to insecticidal	9
LncRNA ‐ IRAR ‐mediated regulation of insulin receptor transcripts in	9
A classic screening marker does not affect antennal electrophysiology but strongly regulates reproductive behaviours in Bactrocera dorsalis	8
Dimmed gene knockout shortens larval growth and reduces silk yield in the silkworm, Bombyx mori	8
Identification and functional analysis of carbonyl reductases related to tetrahydrobiopterin synthesis in the silkworm, Bombyx mori	8
Molecular identification of carboxylesterase genes and their potential roles in the insecticides susceptibility of Grapholita molesta	8
HcTRET1 is critical for epidermal chitin synthesis in Hyphantria cunea	8
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Constitutively expressed small heat shock protein LsHsp21.5 not only enhances heat tolerance but a	8
On how to identify a seminal fluid protein: A commentary on Hurtado et al.	8
An association between Dnmt1 and Wnt in the production of oocytes in the whitefly B	8
CRISPR /Cas9‐mediated methoprene‐tolerant 1 knockout results in precocious metamorphosis of beet armyworm (	7
Identification and functional characterisation of a novel antimicrobial peptide from the housefly, Musca domestica	7
A sex‐specific homologue of waprin is essential for embryonic development in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum	7
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Establishment of transgenic Drosophila suzukii lines that express phiC31 integrase and carry the	7
Genomic regions underlying the species‐specific mating songs of green lacewings	7
A critical role for the nuclear protein Akirin in larval development in Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata	7
Transformer is involved in female sex determination in Bemisia tabaci	7
The RNA interference response to alphanodavirus replication in Phlebotomus papatasi sand fly cells	7
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A role for DNA methylation in bumblebee morphogenesis hints at female‐specific developmental erasure	7
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Genome assembly and transcriptomic analysis to elucidate the ability of Nasonovia ribisnigri to break host plant resistance	7
Prostaglandin E 2 mediates chorion formation of the Asian tiger mosquito	6
Insecticide resistance management scenarios differ for RNA ‐based sprays and traits	6
Correction to “Transcription factor CAAT /enhancer‐binding protein is involved in regulation of expression of sterol carrier protein x in	6
A new piece in the repeatome puzzle of Triatominae bugs: The analysis of Triatoma rubrofasciata reveals the role of satellite DNAs in the karyotypic evol	6

Cell lineage analysis reveals signal tracing and compartment characterisation in Drosophila haltere	6
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Juvenile hormone inhibits adult cuticle formation in Drosophila melanogaster through Kr‐h1/Dnmt2‐mediated DNA	6
Wood feeding and social living: Draft genome of the subterranean termite Reticulitermes lucifugus (Blattodea; Termitoidae)	6
Silencing of the immune gene BmPGRP‐L4 in the midgut affects the growth of silkworm ( Bombyx mori ) larvae	6
Bmo‐miR ‐6498‐5p suppresses Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus infection by down‐regulating	6
Differences in gene expression patterns between parthenogenetically and sexually produced offspring during early development of Reticulitermes speratus	6
GC – MS ‐based metabonomic analysis of silkworm haemolymph reveals four‐stage metabolic responses to nucleopolyhedrovi	6
Generating and testing the efficacy of transgenic Cas9 in Tribolium castaneum	6
Constitutively‐expressed and induced immune effectors in the house fly ( Musca domestica ) and the transcription factors that may regulate them	6
Histone acetyltransferase p300/ CBP regulates reproductive diapause via the juvenile hormone pathway in the cabbage beetle, Co	6
Metabolome‐microbiome modulations induced by ZIF8 @ ZIF67 supplementation in the midgut of	6
Analyses of ecdysteroid transporters in the fat body of Tribolium castaneum	6
Microbiota and pathogens in an invasive bee: Megachile sculpturalis from native and invaded regions	6
The transformer‐2 gene is essential for female and male development in Gryllus bimaculatus	6
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Ecdysone‐induced microRNA miR ‐276a‐3p controls developmental growth by targeting the insulin‐like receptor in Drosophila	6
Effective target genes for RNA interference‐based management of the cabbage stem flea beetle	6
Why do viruses make aphids winged?	6
Response of the serine/threonine kinase AKT and phosphoinositide‐dependent kinase PDK in	5
Modulation of DNA methyltransferases ( DNMTs ) in Spodoptera frugiperda	5
Validation of selective catalytic BmCBP inhibitors that regulate the Bm30K ‐24 protein expression	5
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Developmental expression of Ap‐Vas proteins in aphids and flies reveals their evolutionary roles in insects	5
Development of transgenic corn planthopper Peregrinus maidis that express the	5
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The larval gut of Spodoptera frugiperda harbours culturable bacteria with metabolic versatility af	5
Evaluation of the toxic effects and midgut biological changes induced by low concentrations of cyantraniliprole in Bombyx mori	5
Pharmacological and molecular characterization of the A‐type muscarinic acetylcholine receptor from Anopheles gambiae	5
TcCYP4C1 in combination with trehalose to cope with high‐ CO 2	5
Male vitellogenin regulates gametogenesis through a testis‐enriched big protein in Chrysopa pallens	5
Identification and characterisation of PRXamide peptides in the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis	5
PBAN regulates sex pheromone biosynthesis by Ca 2+ / CaN /	5
Gut‐associated bacteria and their roles in wood digestion of saproxylic insects: The case study of flower chafer larvae	5
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Carbohydrate biosynthesis pathway is associated with lineage‐specific diapause termination in the silkworm, Bombyx mori	5
Function analysis and characterisation of a novel chitinase, MdCht9 , in Mu	5
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CRISPR/Cas9 ‐mediated knockout of the abdominal‐B homeotic gene in the global pest, fall armyworm (	4
MiR ‐3017b contributes to metamorphosis by targeting sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca	4
Apolygus lucorum effector Al6 promotes insect feeding performance on soybean plants: RNAi analysis and feeding behaviour s	4
Knockdown of the ecdysone receptor disrupts development and causes mortality in the melon fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae	4
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Dissecting roles of pannier splice variants during pupal and adult morphogenesis in Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata	4
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The diapausing mosquito Culex pipiens exhibits reduced levels of H3K27me2 in the fat body	4
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Drivers of genomic diversity and phenotypic development in early phases of domestication in Hermetia illucens	4
Eye can see clearly now: Identifying the locus associated with a white‐eye mutation in honey bees ( Apis mellifera	4
PBX and Dfd cooperatively regulate stage‐specific expression of 30 K protein BmLP1 in Bombyx mori	4
Octopamine terminates sex pheromone biosynthesis by suppressing PBAN signal in moths	4
Ligand binding properties of three odorant‐binding proteins in striped flea beetle Phyllotreta striolata towards two phthalate esters	4
The genome‐wide characterisation of cold shock proteins and prominent roles involved in cold response by configuring metabolic pathways in Haemaphysalis longicornis	4
Cuticle protein gene LmCP8 is involved in the structural development of the ovipositor in the migratory locust Locusta migratoria<	4
Isolation, purification and biochemical characterization of Conopomorpha cramerella farnesol dehydrogenase	4
ζTrypsin is required for spermatid elongation and individualization in Drosophila	4
Whole‐genome resequencing reveals genetic evolution of honeybees ( Apis cerana ) in high‐altitude and overwintering adaptation	4
Acetylcholine titre regulation by non‐neuronal acetylcholinesterase 1 and its putative roles in honey bee physiology	4
A parasitoid regulates 20E synthesis and antibacterial activity of the host for development by inducing host nitric oxide production	3
The role of epigenetics in insects in changing environments	3
The expression of Catsup in the hindgut is essential for zinc homeostasis in Drosophila melanogaster	3
Histone and N‐terminal acetyltransferases play important roles in female reproduction and embryogenesis of the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum	3
Transcriptome‐wide analysis uncovers regulatory elements of the antennal transcriptome repertoire of bumblebee at different life stages	3
Resolving the zinc binding capacity of honey bee vitellogenin and locating its putative binding sites	3
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Non‐CG DNA methylation marks the transition from pupa to adult in Helicoverpa armigera	3
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Spraying dsRNA with chitosan formulation improves control of the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis	3
Uric acid metabolism promotes apoptosis against Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus in silkworm, Bombyx mori	3
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Expanding the transgene expression toolbox of the malaria vector Anopheles stephensi	3
Knockdown of CYP9A9 increases the susceptibility to lufenuron, methoxyfenozide and a mixture of bo	3
Age‐associated morphology and transcriptome analyses reveal functional transformation of Malpighian tubules of cicadas in response to development and niche shift	3
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The Hox gene Abdominal‐B regulates the appendage development during the embryogenesis of scorpionflies	3
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Farnesyl/geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthases regulate the biosynthesis of alarm pheromone in a unique manner in the vetch aphid Megoura viciae	3
Efficient CRISPR / Cas9 ‐mediated genome editing in the European	3

Myofilaments promote wing expansion and maintain genitalia morphology in the American cockroach, Periplaneta americana	2
Inhibition of mevalonate pathway by macrophage‐specific delivery of atorvastatin prevents their pro‐inflammatory polarisation	2
Identification and function of the Pax gene Bmgsb in the silk gland of Bombyx mori<	2
Minibrain plays a role in the adult brain development of honeybee ( Apis mellifera ) workers	2
The spread of s atellite DNAs in euchromatin and insights into the multiple sex chromosome evoluti	2
Introgression of a synthetic sex ratio distortion transgene into different genetic backgrounds of Anopheles coluzzii	2
Multiple CRISPR / Cas9 modifications of an esterase reveal its role in influencing acetate esters	2
Binding properties of odorant‐binding protein 4 from bean bug Riptortus pedestris to soybean volatiles	2
Peptidoglycan recognition protein SC (PGRP‐SC) shapes gut microbiota richness, diversity and composition by modulating immunity in the house fly M	2
Mechanism of starvation induced autophagy and apoptosis in the midgut of silkworm, Bombyx mori , based on calcium homeostasis	2
The ci‐ miR ‐5 regulates the CiCYP18A1 to control moulting process of Chilo inf	2
Ame‐miR ‐980‐3p participates in autophagy‐mediated midgut remodelling in Apis mellifera via targeting	2
Heat‐responsive ame‐ miR ‐1‐3p modulates thermotolerance in honeybees ( Apis mellifera L.)	2
Nitric oxide synthase is required for the pea aphid's defence against bacterial infection	2
The quest for the best target genes for RNAi ‐mediated pest control	2
Functional characterisation of Fe ( II ) and 2OG ‐dependent dioxygenase TcA	2
‘Drifting’ Buchnera genomes track the microevolutionary trajectories of their aphid hosts	2
Alpha‐mannosidase‐2 modulates arbovirus infection in a pathogen‐ and Wolbachia ‐specific manner in Aedes aegypti	2
Effect of copper exposure on the silkworm Bombyx mori : Insights into the changes of metabolism, gut microbial composition and gene expression	2
Characterisation of the bacteriomes harboured by major wireworm pest species in the Canadian Prairies	2
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Changes in bumblebee queen gut microbiotas during and after overwintering diapause	2
Evolution of mitogenomic gene order in Orthoptera	2
An OBP gene highly expressed in non‐chemosensory tissues affects the phototaxis and reproduction of Spodoptera frugiperda	2
Correction to: Rhythmic change of adipokinetic hormones diurnally regulates locust vitellogenesis and egg development	2
The molecular mechanisms of defensive‐grade organic acid biosynthesis in ground beetles	2
Reminiscences on the honeybee genome project and the rise of epigenetic concepts in insect science	2