Insect Molecular Biology

Papers
(The TQCC of Insect Molecular Biology is 7. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
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The Rpfor gene modulates the locomotory activity and host‐seeking behaviour of Rhodnius prolixus44
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Role of arylalkylamine N ‐acetyltransferase 7 in reproduction and limb pigmentation of 31
Neuronal calcium sensor 2 is key to moulting and oocyte development in the brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens29
Genome‐wide identification of PAR domain protein 1 ( PDP1 ) targets through ChIP ‐seq reveals the 26
Insulin reduces the transmission potential of chikungunya virus and activates the toll pathway in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes25
2‐Oxocarboxylic acid metabolic pathway fuels mitochondrial ATP synthesis to power oviposition in Bactrocera dorsalis21
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Alternative double strand break repair pathways shape the evolution of high recombination in the honey bee, Apis mellifera 20
CRISPR / Cas9 ‐mediated Nap knockout affects female reproduction and eg17
The interaction between the Dbf4 ortholog Chiffon and Gcn5 is conserved in Dipteran insect species17
Role of TRPV channels in texture discrimination during Bactrocera dorsalis egg‐laying behaviour17
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The influence of IR25a on electrophysiology and reproductive behaviour in the oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis15
Knockout of nuclear receptor HR38 gene impairs pupal–adult development in silkworm 15
Silencing PsASH2 affects embryo development in the cotton mealybug15
CRISPR /Cas9‐mediated genome editing of Frankliniella occidentalis , the western flower thrips, via embryonic microinjecti15
Foraging in the darkness: Highly selective tuning of below‐ground larval olfaction to Brassicaceae volatiles in striped flea beetle14
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Characterisation of the myosin light chain kinase ( MLCK ) gene of Locusta migratoria and the encoded 14
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Deformed wing virus genotypes A and B do not elicit immunologically different responses in naïve honey bee hosts13
The ecdysis triggering hormone system is essential for reproductive success in Mythimna separata (Walker)13
Allele‐specific knockouts reveal a role for apontic‐like in the evolutionary loss of larval melanin pigmentation in the domest13
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Effects of catalpol on glycolipid homeostasis and lifespan of Drosophila melanogaster12
Identification and functional study of Fib‐L , a major silk fibroin gene component in rice leaf folders12
Genome and transcriptome‐based identification and expression profiling of chemosensory gene families across developmental stages and tissues in Sirex noctilio 12
Molecular characterization of a novel thioredoxin‐related transmembrane protein gene AcTMX3 that p12
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Polygenic adaptation of a cosmopolitan pest to a novel thermal environment12
Expansion of the genetic toolbox for manipulation of the global crop pest Drosophila suzukii : Iso12
RNAi ‐mediated knockdown of exportin 1 negatively affected ovary development, survival and maize mosaic virus accumulation in its insect vector Pe12
Publication interests and priorities for Insect Molecular Biology 11
The silk gland proteome of Stenopsyche angustata provides insights into the underwater silk secretion11
The salivary gland transcriptome of Varroa destructor reveals suitable targets for RNAi ‐based mite co11
Identification of genes associated with the silk gland size using multi‐omics in silkworm ( Bombyx mori )11
Expression and functional analysis of adipokinetic hormone reveal its different roles in larval development and female fecundity in Panonychus citri ( 10
The genome‐wide response of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus to cystatin A, a peptidase inhibitor from human skin, sheds light on its digestive physiology 10
Environmental factors affecting RNAi efficacy: Temperature but not plant cultivar influences Colorado potato beetle's response to insecticidal 10
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Identification and functional analysis of Cochliomyia hominivorax U6 gene promoters10
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Genomic regions underlying the species‐specific mating songs of green lacewings9
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A classic screening marker does not affect antennal electrophysiology but strongly regulates reproductive behaviours in Bactrocera dorsalis 9
A sex‐specific homologue of waprin is essential for embryonic development in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum9
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An association between Dnmt1 and Wnt in the production of oocytes in the whitefly B9
HcTRET1 is critical for epidermal chitin synthesis in Hyphantria cunea9
Molecular identification of carboxylesterase genes and their potential roles in the insecticides susceptibility of Grapholita molesta9
CRISPR /Cas9‐mediated methoprene‐tolerant 1 knockout results in precocious metamorphosis of beet armyworm ( 9
Identification and functional characterisation of a novel antimicrobial peptide from the housefly, Musca domestica9
Dimmed gene knockout shortens larval growth and reduces silk yield in the silkworm, Bombyx mori9
A role for DNA methylation in bumblebee morphogenesis hints at female‐specific developmental erasure9
On how to identify a seminal fluid protein: A commentary on Hurtado et al.9
Diverse PGRPs cooperatively maintain homeostasis of facultative symbiont Arsenophonus to promote repro9
A critical role for the nuclear protein Akirin in larval development in Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata8
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The RNA interference response to alphanodavirus replication in Phlebotomus papatasi sand fly cells8
Establishment of transgenic Drosophila suzukii lines that express phiC31 integrase and carry the 8
Genome assembly and transcriptomic analysis to elucidate the ability of Nasonovia ribisnigri to break host plant resistance8
Constitutively expressed small heat shock protein LsHsp21.5 not only enhances heat tolerance but a8
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Transformer is involved in female sex determination in Bemisia tabaci8
Prostaglandin E 2 mediates chorion formation of the Asian tiger mosquito7
Metabolome‐microbiome modulations induced by ZIF8 @ ZIF67 supplementation in the midgut of 7
Wood feeding and social living: Draft genome of the subterranean termite Reticulitermes lucifugus (Blattodea; Termitoidae)7
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Why do viruses make aphids winged?7
LncRNA : CR43306 modulates testicular aging via cell adhesion in Dr7
Analyses of ecdysteroid transporters in the fat body of Tribolium castaneum7
Cell lineage analysis reveals signal tracing and compartment characterisation in Drosophila haltere7
A new piece in the repeatome puzzle of Triatominae bugs: The analysis of Triatoma rubrofasciata reveals the role of satellite DNAs in the karyotypic evol7
Constitutively‐expressed and induced immune effectors in the house fly ( Musca domestica ) and the transcription factors that may regulate them7
Differences in gene expression patterns between parthenogenetically and sexually produced offspring during early development of Reticulitermes speratus7
Microbiota and pathogens in an invasive bee: Megachile sculpturalis from native and invaded regions7
Fungal, not insect: Revisiting a misidentified Bemisia tabaci protein interacting with a begomovirus coat protein7
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The transformer‐2 gene is essential for female and male development in Gryllus bimaculatus7
Correction to “Transcription factor CAAT /enhancer‐binding protein is involved in regulation of expression of sterol carrier protein x in 7
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