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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
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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 channel87
Identification of a vital transcription factor of the alanine aminotransferase in the brown planthopper and its upstream regulatory pathways64
An odorant receptor of the green mirid bug, Apolygus lucorum, tuned to linalool61
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BarH1 regulates the expression of conserved odorant-binding protein 22 from Dastarcus helophoroides46
CLIPA protein pairs function as cofactors for prophenoloxidase activation in Anopheles gambiae42
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 germanica34
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Serine protease SP7 cleaves prophenoloxidase and is regulated by two serpins in Ostrinia furnacalis melanization31
fruitless is sex-differentially spliced and is important for the courtship behavior and development of silkmoth Bombyx mori28
Sex pheromone biosynthesis in the Oriental fruit moth Grapholita molesta involves Δ8 desaturation27
ABC transporter subfamily B1 as a susceptibility determinant of Bombyx mori larvae to Cry1Ba, Cry1Ia and Cry9Da toxins27
Involvement of CYP2 and mitochondrial clan P450s of Helicoverpa armigera in xenobiotic metabolism26
Sex pheromone receptors of the light brown apple moth, Epiphyas postvittana, support a second major pheromone receptor clade within the Lepidoptera25
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A conserved asparagine residue stabilizes iron binding in Manduca sexta transferrin-124
Structural characterization and proteomic profiling of oviposition secretions across three rice planthopper species24
Structural insights into the substrate binding of phosphomevalonate kinase from the silkworm, Bombyx mori24
Functional characterization of putative ecdysone transporters in lepidopteran pests23
Insect immune resolution with EpOME/DiHOME and its dysregulation by their analogs leading to pathogen hypersensitivity23
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Identification of species-specific juvenile hormone response elements in the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda23
Silkworm FoxL21 plays important roles as a regulator of ovarian development in both oogenesis and ovariole development22
Regulation of insulin-like peptide expression in adult Blattella germanica females21
Abundances of transfer RNA modifications and transcriptional levels of tRNA-modifying enzymes are sex-associated in mosquitoes21
Sestrin regulates acute chill coma recovery in Drosophila melanogaster21
Lipidome remodeling in aging normal and genetically obese Drosophila males21
Identification of biliverdin as a pigment involved in the seasonal variation of green lacewing body colour and the enzymes involved in its metabolism20
Characterization of an agmatine N-acetyltransferase from Bactrocera dorsalis that modulates ovary development20
Cis-regulation of the CYP6CS1 gene and its role in mediating cross-resistance in a pymetrozine-resistant strain of Nilaparvata lugens20
Chronic exposure to field-realistic doses of imidacloprid resulted in biphasic negative effects on honey bee physiology20
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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
Systemic and mitochondrial effects of metabolic inflexibility induced by high fat diet in Drosophila melanogaster19
The powers and perils of bug editing19
Crystal structures of PirA and PirB toxins from Photorhabdus akhurstii subsp. akhurstii K-118
Wolbachia pipientis modulates metabolism and immunity during Aedes fluviatilis oogenesis18
Both LmDicer-1 and two LmDicer-2s participate in siRNA-mediated RNAi pathway and contribute to high gene silencing efficiency in Locusta migratoria18
Exploring the adaptation mechanism of Spodoptera litura to xanthotoxin: Insights from transcriptional responses and CncC signaling pathway-mediated UGT detoxification17
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FoxO directly regulates the expression of odorant receptor genes to govern olfactory plasticity upon starvation in Bactrocera dorsalis17
Functional and evolutionary implications of protein and metal content of leafhopper brochosomes17
Doublesex regulates male-specific differentiation during distinct developmental time windows in a parasitoid wasp17
Lipophorin receptor knockdown reduces hatchability of kissing bug Rhodnius prolixus eggs17
Characterization of cuticular proteins in CPR family in the wolf spider, Pardosa pseudoannulata, and the response of one subfamily genes to environmental stresses17
A testis-specific heat shock protein gene plays a critical role in male fertility in the fall armyworm17
CO2 narcosis induces a metabolic shift mediated via juvenile hormone in Bombus impatiens gynes17
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The stability and sequence cleavage preference of dsRNA are key factors differentiating RNAi efficiency between migratory locust and Asian corn borer16
A cytorhabdovirus-based expression vector in Nilaparvata lugens, Laodelphax striatellus, and Sogatella furcifera16
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Dynamics of cuticle-associated transcript profiles during moulting of the bed bug Cimex lectularius16
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SYNCAS: Efficient CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing in difficult to transform arthropods16
Preferential binding of DAP-PGs by major peptidoglycan recognition proteins found in cell-free hemolymph of Manduca sexta15
Drosophila cytokine GBP2 exerts immune responses and regulates GBP1 expression through GPCR receptor Mthl1015
Role of the clock gene period in regulating circadian rhythm of courtship vibrations in Nilaparvata lugens15
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Bombyxin-stimulated ecdysteroidogenesis in relation to sugar transporter/trehalase expressions in Bombyx prothoracic glands15
Lowfat functions downstream of Myo20 to regulate wing and leg morphogenesis in Tribolium castaneum15
Abnormal overexpression of SoxD enhances melanin synthesis in the Ursa mutant of Bombyx mori14
Sex-biased proteomic response to tomato spotted wilt virus infection of the salivary glands of Frankliniella occidentalis, the western flower thrips14
Insulin-like peptides and ovary ecdysteroidogenic hormone differentially stimulate physiological processes regulating egg formation in the mosquito Aedes aegypti13
Juvenile hormone regulates reproductive diapause through both canonical and noncanonical pathways in the bean bug Riptortus pedestris13
Regulation of feeding and defecation in Drosophila by trpγ, piezo, and DH44R213
Expansion of three types of transposon superfamilies within 25 Mya lead to large genome size of a rice insect pest13
2D finger-printing and molecular docking studies identified potent mosquito repellents targeting odorant binding protein 113
Culex quinquefasciatus membrane-bound alkaline phosphatase is a putative receptor for Lysinibacillus sphaericus Tpp49Aa1 toxin13
The allatotropin/orexin system as an example of immunomodulatory properties of neuropeptides13
Evidence for a role of SNMP2 and antennal support cells in sensillum lymph clearance processes of moth pheromone-responsive sensilla13
CRISPR/Cas13a-mediated visual detection: A rapid and robust method for early detection of Nosema bombycis in silkworms13
Differentially spliced mitochondrial CYP419A1 contributes to ethiprole resistance in Nilaparvata lugens13
Pea aphid odorant-binding protein ApisOBP6 discriminates between aphid sex pheromone components, aphid alarm pheromone and a host plant volatile13
Proteomic analysis of pharate pupal molting fluid from the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta12
Factors that regulate expression patterns of insulin-like peptides and their association with physiological and metabolic traits in Drosophila12
Genome sequencing of a predominant clonal lineage of the grain aphid Sitobion avenae12
An insight into the female and male Sabethes cyaneus mosquito salivary glands transcriptome12
Identification and functional analysis of sex-determining genes in the spongy moth, Lymantria dispar (lepidoptera: Erebidae)12
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Lipogenesis in Nasonia vitripennis: Influence of sugar chemistry, preferential production of triacylglycerides, and comparison of fatty acid biosynthetic capacity with Drosophila melanogaster12
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Binding characteristics and structural dynamics of two general odorant-binding proteins with plant volatiles in the olfactory recognition of Glyphodes pyloalis12
A highly expressed odorant receptor from the yellow fever mosquito, AaegOR11, responds to (+)- and (−)-fenchone and a phenolic repellent12
Masculinizer is not post-transcriptionally regulated by female-specific piRNAs during sex determination in the Asian corn borer, Ostrinia furnacalis12
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Transgenic genome editing-derived antiviral therapy to nucleopolyhedrovirus infection in the industrial strain of the silkworm11
Decapentaplegic retards lipolysis during metamorphosis in Bombyx mori and Drosophila melanogaster11
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Progress in the characterization of insulin-like peptides in aphids: Immunohistochemical mapping of ILP411
The role of a novel secretory peptidoglycan recognition protein with antibacterial ability from the Chinese Oak Silkworm Antheraea pernyi in humoral immunity11
Knockout of cryptochrome 1 disrupts circadian rhythm and photoperiodic diapause induction in the silkworm, Bombyx mori11
Convergent Aedes and Drosophila CidB interactomes suggest cytoplasmic incompatibility targets are conserved11
Comparison of functions of pheromone receptor repertoires in Helicoverpa armigera and Helicoverpa assulta using a Drosophila expression system11
Tyraminergic control of vitellogenin production and release in the blood-feeding insect, Rhodnius prolixus11
Physiological and transcriptional changes associated with obligate aestivation in the cabbage stem flea beetle (Psylliodes chrysocephala)11
Honeybee queen mandibular pheromone induces a starvation response in Drosophila melanogaster11
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 urticae10
Identification of Helicoverpa armigera promoters for biotechnological applications10
α-1,6-fucosyltransferase plays a critical role during embryogenesis of the hemimetabolous insect Nilaparvata lugens10
Osmoregulation by sucrose isomerization in the phloem-feeding whitefly Bemisia tabaci involves members of the glycoside hydrolase family 1310
dHNF4 regulates lipid homeostasis and oogenesis in Drosophila melanogaster10
The venom composition and parthenogenesis mechanism of the parasitoid wasp Microctonus hyperodae, a declining biocontrol agent10
Omics-based analysis of honey bee (Apis mellifera) response to Varroa sp. parasitisation and associated factors reveals changes impairing winter bee generation10
The parasitoid Exorista sorbillans exploits host silkworm encapsulation to build respiratory funnel for survival10
BmHen1 is essential for eupyrene sperm development in Bombyx mori but PIWI proteins are not10
Knockouts of positive and negative elements of the circadian clock disrupt photoperiodic diapause induction in the silkworm, Bombyx mori10
Genome editing: A novel approach to manage insect vectors of plant viruses9
Non-molting dwarf (nm-d) as a mutant of Bombyx mori with a defect in purine synthesis9
Effects of Niemann-Pick type C2 (NPC2) gene transcripts silencing on behavior of Varroa destructor and molecular changes in the putative olfactory gene networks9
Multi-omics analysis reveal the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda tolerate high temperature by mediating chitin-related genes9
Insights into the activation mechanism of Bm-CPA: Implications for insect molting regulation9
Metabolomics analysis of larval secretions reveals a caste-driven nutritional shift in a social wasp colony9
Structural and functional characterization of β-cyanoalanine synthase from Tetranychus urticae9
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β2-tubulin and its promoter in the brown planthopper: A versatile tool for genetic control strategies9
Allatotropin, DH31, and proctolin reduce chill tolerance in the two-spotted cricket, Gryllus bimaculatus9
From the fat body to the hemolymph: Profiling tick immune and storage proteins through transcriptomics and proteomics9
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
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Metabolomics and transcriptomics of pheromone biosynthesis in an aggressive forest pest Ips typographus9
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