Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Papers
(The TQCC of Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology is 9. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
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Charge substitutions at the voltage-sensing module of domain III enhance actions of site-3 and site-4 toxins on an insect sodium channel101
Identification of a vital transcription factor of the alanine aminotransferase in the brown planthopper and its upstream regulatory pathways75
An odorant receptor of the green mirid bug, Apolygus lucorum, tuned to linalool58
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CLIPA protein pairs function as cofactors for prophenoloxidase activation in Anopheles gambiae43
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Serine protease SP7 cleaves prophenoloxidase and is regulated by two serpins in Ostrinia furnacalis melanization35
Involvement of CYP2 and mitochondrial clan P450s of Helicoverpa armigera in xenobiotic metabolism35
ABC transporter subfamily B1 as a susceptibility determinant of Bombyx mori larvae to Cry1Ba, Cry1Ia and Cry9Da toxins35
Sex pheromone biosynthesis in the Oriental fruit moth Grapholita molesta involves Δ8 desaturation29
fruitless is sex-differentially spliced and is important for the courtship behavior and development of silkmoth Bombyx mori29
Sex pheromone receptors of the light brown apple moth, Epiphyas postvittana, support a second major pheromone receptor clade within the Lepidoptera29
BarH1 regulates the expression of conserved odorant-binding protein 22 from Dastarcus helophoroides27
Binding of de novo synthesized radiolabeled juvenile hormone (JH III) by JH receptors from the Cuban subterranean termite Prorhinotermes simplex and the German cockroach Blattella germanica27
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Structural insights into the substrate binding of phosphomevalonate kinase from the silkworm, Bombyx mori25
Identification of species-specific juvenile hormone response elements in the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda25
Structural characterization and proteomic profiling of oviposition secretions across three rice planthopper species25
A conserved asparagine residue stabilizes iron binding in Manduca sexta transferrin-125
Insect immune resolution with EpOME/DiHOME and its dysregulation by their analogs leading to pathogen hypersensitivity24
Functional characterization of putative ecdysone transporters in lepidopteran pests23
Identification of biliverdin as a pigment involved in the seasonal variation of green lacewing body colour and the enzymes involved in its metabolism23
Acquisition and repeated alteration of (TTGGG)n telomeric repeats in Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies)22
Chronic exposure to field-realistic doses of imidacloprid resulted in biphasic negative effects on honey bee physiology21
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Regulation of insulin-like peptide expression in adult Blattella germanica females20
Silkworm FoxL21 plays important roles as a regulator of ovarian development in both oogenesis and ovariole development20
Abundances of transfer RNA modifications and transcriptional levels of tRNA-modifying enzymes are sex-associated in mosquitoes20
Dual SIFamide receptors in Ixodes salivary glands19
The biological role of core 1β1-3galactosyltransferase (T-synthase) in mucin-type O-glycosylation in Silkworm, Bombyx mori19
The powers and perils of bug editing19
Characterization of an agmatine N-acetyltransferase from Bactrocera dorsalis that modulates ovary development19
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Functional and evolutionary implications of protein and metal content of leafhopper brochosomes18
Cis-regulation of the CYP6CS1 gene and its role in mediating cross-resistance in a pymetrozine-resistant strain of Nilaparvata lugens18
A testis-specific heat shock protein gene plays a critical role in male fertility in the fall armyworm18
Neuropeptide profiling of Bombus terrestris (Hymenoptera, Apidae) and comparative analysis across hymenopteran species18
Wolbachia pipientis modulates metabolism and immunity during Aedes fluviatilis oogenesis18
Laodelphax striatellus salivary sheath protein Lsactin triggers defense response in plants17
Exploring the adaptation mechanism of Spodoptera litura to xanthotoxin: Insights from transcriptional responses and CncC signaling pathway-mediated UGT detoxification17
Both LmDicer-1 and two LmDicer-2s participate in siRNA-mediated RNAi pathway and contribute to high gene silencing efficiency in Locusta migratoria17
Characterization of cuticular proteins in CPR family in the wolf spider, Pardosa pseudoannulata, and the response of one subfamily genes to environmental stresses17
Crystal structures of PirA and PirB toxins from Photorhabdus akhurstii subsp. akhurstii K-117
Doublesex regulates male-specific differentiation during distinct developmental time windows in a parasitoid wasp16
Dynamics of cuticle-associated transcript profiles during moulting of the bed bug Cimex lectularius16
Lipophorin receptor knockdown reduces hatchability of kissing bug Rhodnius prolixus eggs16
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CO2 narcosis induces a metabolic shift mediated via juvenile hormone in Bombus impatiens gynes16
FoxO directly regulates the expression of odorant receptor genes to govern olfactory plasticity upon starvation in Bactrocera dorsalis15
SYNCAS: Efficient CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing in difficult to transform arthropods15
The stability and sequence cleavage preference of dsRNA are key factors differentiating RNAi efficiency between migratory locust and Asian corn borer15
Metabolic network remodeling through PxJHE modulates temperature adaptation in a cosmopolitan insect15
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Abnormal overexpression of SoxD enhances melanin synthesis in the Ursa mutant of Bombyx mori13
Drosophila cytokine GBP2 exerts immune responses and regulates GBP1 expression through GPCR receptor Mthl1013
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Juvenile hormone regulates reproductive diapause through both canonical and noncanonical pathways in the bean bug Riptortus pedestris13
Pea aphid odorant-binding protein ApisOBP6 discriminates between aphid sex pheromone components, aphid alarm pheromone and a host plant volatile13
Evidence for a role of SNMP2 and antennal support cells in sensillum lymph clearance processes of moth pheromone-responsive sensilla13
Preferential binding of DAP-PGs by major peptidoglycan recognition proteins found in cell-free hemolymph of Manduca sexta13
Lowfat functions downstream of Myo20 to regulate wing and leg morphogenesis in Tribolium castaneum13
Insulin-like peptides and ovary ecdysteroidogenic hormone differentially stimulate physiological processes regulating egg formation in the mosquito Aedes aegypti13
Culex quinquefasciatus membrane-bound alkaline phosphatase is a putative receptor for Lysinibacillus sphaericus Tpp49Aa1 toxin13
CRISPR/Cas13a-mediated visual detection: A rapid and robust method for early detection of Nosema bombycis in silkworms13
Role of the clock gene period in regulating circadian rhythm of courtship vibrations in Nilaparvata lugens13
2D finger-printing and molecular docking studies identified potent mosquito repellents targeting odorant binding protein 113
Sex-biased proteomic response to tomato spotted wilt virus infection of the salivary glands of Frankliniella occidentalis, the western flower thrips13
Bombyxin-stimulated ecdysteroidogenesis in relation to sugar transporter/trehalase expressions in Bombyx prothoracic glands13
Differentially spliced mitochondrial CYP419A1 contributes to ethiprole resistance in Nilaparvata lugens13
A cytorhabdovirus-based expression vector in Nilaparvata lugens, Laodelphax striatellus, and Sogatella furcifera13
Expansion of three types of transposon superfamilies within 25 Mya lead to large genome size of a rice insect pest12
Regulation of feeding and defecation in Drosophila by trpγ, piezo, and DH44R212
Proteomic analysis of pharate pupal molting fluid from the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta12
A highly expressed odorant receptor from the yellow fever mosquito, AaegOR11, responds to (+)- and (−)-fenchone and a phenolic repellent12
NlAgo3 and NlBiwi are essential for piRNAs biogenesis and female reproduction in Nilaparvata lugens12
Identification and functional analysis of sex-determining genes in the spongy moth, Lymantria dispar (lepidoptera: Erebidae)12
Factors that regulate expression patterns of insulin-like peptides and their association with physiological and metabolic traits in Drosophila12
The allatotropin/orexin system as an example of immunomodulatory properties of neuropeptides12
Binding characteristics and structural dynamics of two general odorant-binding proteins with plant volatiles in the olfactory recognition of Glyphodes pyloalis12
Unveiling the functional contribution of GSTe16 to pyrethroid detoxification in Spodoptera litura11
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Honeybee queen mandibular pheromone induces a starvation response in Drosophila melanogaster11
Knockout of cryptochrome 1 disrupts circadian rhythm and photoperiodic diapause induction in the silkworm, Bombyx mori11
Identification of hemocyte types and characterization of their immune function in the house fly based on morphological observation and single-cell RNA sequencing11
Transgenic genome editing-derived antiviral therapy to nucleopolyhedrovirus infection in the industrial strain of the silkworm11
Lipogenesis in Nasonia vitripennis: Influence of sugar chemistry, preferential production of triacylglycerides, and comparison of fatty acid biosynthetic capacity with Drosophila melanogaster11
The role of a novel secretory peptidoglycan recognition protein with antibacterial ability from the Chinese Oak Silkworm Antheraea pernyi in humoral immunity11
Genome sequencing of a predominant clonal lineage of the grain aphid Sitobion avenae11
Physiological and transcriptional changes associated with obligate aestivation in the cabbage stem flea beetle (Psylliodes chrysocephala)11
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An insight into the female and male Sabethes cyaneus mosquito salivary glands transcriptome11
Tyraminergic control of vitellogenin production and release in the blood-feeding insect, Rhodnius prolixus11
Comparison of functions of pheromone receptor repertoires in Helicoverpa armigera and Helicoverpa assulta using a Drosophila expression system11
Convergent Aedes and Drosophila CidB interactomes suggest cytoplasmic incompatibility targets are conserved10
The parasitoid Exorista sorbillans exploits host silkworm encapsulation to build respiratory funnel for survival10
Osmoregulation by sucrose isomerization in the phloem-feeding whitefly Bemisia tabaci involves members of the glycoside hydrolase family 1310
Decapentaplegic retards lipolysis during metamorphosis in Bombyx mori and Drosophila melanogaster10
Progress in the characterization of insulin-like peptides in aphids: Immunohistochemical mapping of ILP410
BmHen1 is essential for eupyrene sperm development in Bombyx mori but PIWI proteins are not10
Masculinizer is not post-transcriptionally regulated by female-specific piRNAs during sex determination in the Asian corn borer, Ostrinia furnacalis10
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Ionotropic receptors participate in the perception of sinigrin in Plutella xylostella adults10
Knockouts of positive and negative elements of the circadian clock disrupt photoperiodic diapause induction in the silkworm, Bombyx mori9
Effects of Niemann-Pick type C2 (NPC2) gene transcripts silencing on behavior of Varroa destructor and molecular changes in the putative olfactory gene networks9
Allatotropin, DH31, and proctolin reduce chill tolerance in the two-spotted cricket, Gryllus bimaculatus9
Structural and functional characterization of β-cyanoalanine synthase from Tetranychus urticae9
The venom composition and parthenogenesis mechanism of the parasitoid wasp Microctonus hyperodae, a declining biocontrol agent9
A novel target-site mutation (H146Q) outside the ubiquinone binding site of succinate dehydrogenase confers high levels of resistance to cyflumetofen and pyflubumide in Tetranychus urticae9
Non-molting dwarf (nm-d) as a mutant of Bombyx mori with a defect in purine synthesis9
Metabolomics analysis of larval secretions reveals a caste-driven nutritional shift in a social wasp colony9
Identification of Helicoverpa armigera promoters for biotechnological applications9
Insights into the activation mechanism of Bm-CPA: Implications for insect molting regulation9
Functional importance of groups I and II chitinases, CHT5 and CHT10, in turnover of chitinous cuticle during embryo hatching and post-embryonic molting in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum9
Metabolomics and transcriptomics of pheromone biosynthesis in an aggressive forest pest Ips typographus9
α-1,6-fucosyltransferase plays a critical role during embryogenesis of the hemimetabolous insect Nilaparvata lugens9
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