Insect Molecular Biology

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Evolutionary insights into the genomic organization of major ribosomal DNA in ant chromosomes	25
Glycosyltransferases: the multifaceted enzymatic regulator in insects	24
Chemosensory proteins participate in insecticide susceptibility in Rhopalosiphum padi, a serious pest on wheat crops	23
Juvenile hormone regulates the reproductive diapause through Methoprene‐tolerant gene in Galeruca daurica	18
Target antifungal peptides of immune signalling pathways in silkworm, Bombyx mori, against Beauveria bassiana	16
Active genic machinery for epigenetic RNA modifications in bees	15
Functions of a C‐type lectin with a single carbohydrate‐recognition domain in the innate immunity and movement of the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum	15
miRNA‐34 and miRNA‐210 target hexamerin genes enhancing their differential expression during early brain development of honeybee (Apis mellifera) castes	15
Vitellogenin expression in the ovaries of adult honeybee workers provides insights into the evolution of reproductive and social traits	15
Expressions of conventional vitellogenin and vitellogenin‐like A in worker brains are associated with a nursing task in a ponerine ant	15
Jekyll or Hyde? The genome (and more) of Nesidiocoris tenuis, a zoophytophagous predatory bug that is both a biological control agent and a pest	15
V‐ATPase subunit a is required for survival and midgut development of Locusta migratoria	14
Binding properties of odorant‐binding protein 4 from bean bug Riptortus pedestris to soybean volatiles	13
The miR‐282‐5p regulates larval moulting process by targeting chitinase 5 in Bombyx mori	13
Mapping and quantification of cryptochrome expression in the brain of the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum	12
Cellular Lnc_209997 suppresses Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus replication by targeting miR‐275‐5p in B. mori	12
Identification of new Anopheles gambiae transcriptional enhancers using a cross‐species prediction approach	12
The octopamine receptor, OA2B2, modulates stress resistance and reproduction in Nilaparvata lugens Stål (Hemiptera: Delphacidae)	12
Post‐mating gene expression of Mexican fruit fly females: disentangling the effects of the male accessory glands	12
Ecdysis triggering hormone is essential for larva–pupa–adult transformation in Leptinotarsa decemlineata	11
The spread of satellite DNAs in euchromatin and insights into the multiple sex chromosome evolution in Hemiptera revealed by repeatome analysis of the bug Oxycarenus hyalinipe	11
Research gaps and new insights in the evolution of Drosophila seminal fluid proteins	11
Cuticular protein genes involve heat acclimation of insect larvae under global warming	11
Biochemical characterization of Bombyx mori α‐N‐acetylgalactosaminidase belonging to the glycoside hydrolase family 31	11
Silencing of the phosphofructokinase gene impairs glycolysis and causes abnormal locomotion in the subterranean termite Reticulitermes chinensis Snyder	10

Characterization of ecdysteroid biosynthesis in the pond wolf spider, Pardosa pseudoannulata	10
CRISPR/Cas9‐based functional characterization of the pigmentation gene ebony in Plutella xylostella	10
Identification of a mitogen‐activated protein kinase kinase (AccMKK4) from Apis cerana cerana and its involvement in various stress responses	10
Towards disrupting Varroa –honey bee chemosensing: A focus on a Niemann‐Pick type C2 transcript	10
Two classic OBPs modulate the responses of female Holotrichia oblita to three major ester host plant volatiles	10
Two atypical gram‐negative bacteria‐binding proteins are involved in the antibacterial response in the pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum)	9
Dimmed gene knockout shortens larval growth and reduces silk yield in the silkworm, Bombyx mori	9
Paternal knockdown of tRNA(cytosine‐5‐)‐methyltransferase (Dnmt2) increases offspring susceptibility to infection in red flour beetles	8
lnc94638 is a testis‐specific long non‐coding RNA involved in spermatozoa formation in Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett)	8
Regulation of an important glycolytic enzyme, pyruvate kinase, through phosphorylation in the larvae of a species of freeze‐tolerant insect, Eurosta solidaginis	8
Effect of salivary CYP4EM1 and CYP4EM2 gene silencing on the life span of Chagas disease vector Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) exposed to sublethal dose of d	8
Generating and testing the efficacy of transgenic Cas9 in Tribolium castaneum	8
Genome editing efficiency of four Drosophila suzukii endogenous U6 promoters	8
Identification of the cuticle protein AccCPR2 gene in Apis cerana cerana and its response to environmental stress	8
Functional analysis of a putative Bombyx mori cypovirus miRNA BmCPV‐miR‐10 and its effect on virus replication	8
Circadian clock regulates developmental time through ecdysone and juvenile hormones in Bombyx mori	8
Sublethal chlorantraniliprole exposure induces autophagy and apoptosis through disrupting calcium homeostasis in the silkworm Bombyx mori	8
Robertsonian rearrangements in Neotropical Meliponini karyotype evolution (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini)	7
RNA interference in Pardosa pseudoannulata, an important predatory enemy against several insect pests, through ingestion of dsRNA‐expressing Escherichia coli	7
Evolution of m6A‐related genes in insects and the function of METTL3 in silkworm embryonic development	7
A teratocyte‐specific serpin from the endoparasitoid wasp Cotesia vestalis inhibits the prophenoloxidase‐activating system of its host Plutella xylostella	7
Peptidoglycan recognition protein SC (PGRP‐SC) shapes gut microbiota richness, diversity and composition by modulating immunity in the house fly Musca domestica	7
Vacuolar ATPase subunit F is critical for larval survival in Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata	7
Evidence of a shared binding site for Bacillus thuringiensisCry1Ac and Cry2Aa toxins in Cnaphalocrocis medinalis cadherin	7
Dual function of the transcription factor Ftz‐f1 on oviposition in the cockroach Blattella germanica	7
LncRNA‐IRAR‐mediated regulation of insulin receptor transcripts in Drosophila melanogaster during nutritional stress	7
Involvement of RSK phosphorylation in PTTH‐stimulated ecdysone secretion in prothoracic glands of the silkworm, Bombyx mori	7
Transcriptomic analysis reveals the inhibition of reproduction in rice brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens, after silencing the gene of MagR (IscA1	7
Enhanced locomotor behaviour is mediated by activation of tyrosine hydroxylase in the silkworm brain	6
Silencing of an odorant binding protein (SaveOBP10) involved in the behavioural shift of the wheat aphid Sitobion avenae (Fabricius)	6
Assessing Aedes aegypti candidate genes during viral infection and Wolbachia‐mediated pathogen blocking	6
Knockdown of CYP9A9 increases the susceptibility to lufenuron, methoxyfenozide and a mixture of both in Spodoptera exigua	6
Constitutively‐expressed and induced immune effectors in the house fly (Musca domestica) and the transcription factors that may regulate them	6
LincRNA_XR209691.3 could promote Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus replication by interacting with BmHSP70	6
Sex‐ and caste‐specific transcriptomes of larval honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) gonads: DMRT A2 and Hsp83 are differentially expressed and regulated by juvenile hormone	6
The microRNA pathway core genes are indispensable for development and reproduction in the brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens	6
Regulatory function of the trehalose‐6‐phosphate synthase gene TPS3 on chitin metabolism in brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens	6
A C2H2 zinc finger transcription factor of the whitefly Bemisia tabaci interacts with the capsid proteins of begomoviruses and inhibits virus retention	6
An association between Dnmt1 and Wnt in the production of oocytes in the whitefly Bemisia tabaci	6
Gene expression in Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) larvae exposed to Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii<	6
Genome sequencing provides insights into the evolution of gene families encoding plant cell wall‐degrading enzymes in longhorned beetles	6
Evolution of mitogenomic gene order in Orthoptera	5
Improved transient silencing of gene expression in the mosquito female Aedes aegypti	5
Silencing of the immune gene BmPGRP‐L4 in the midgut affects the growth of silkworm (Bombyx mori) larvae	5
Molecular identification of carboxylesterase genes and their potential roles in the insecticides susceptibility of Grapholita molesta	5
Structural and functional insights into the ATP‐binding cassette transporter family in the corn planthopper, Peregrinus maidis	5
Using tissue specific P450 expression in Drosophila melanogaster larvae to understand the spatial distribution of pesticide metabolism in feeding assays	5
Farnesyl/geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthases regulate the biosynthesis of alarm pheromone in a unique manner in the vetch aphid Megoura viciae	5
Identification and profiling of Sogatella furciferamicroRNAs and their potential roles in regulating the developmental transitions of nymph–adult	5
CRISPR/Cas9‐mediated methoprene‐tolerant 1 knockout results in precocious metamorphosis of beet armyworm (Spodoptera exigua) only at the late larval stage	5

MiR‐3017b contributes to metamorphosis by targeting sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ATPase in Tribolium castaneum	5
Gene annotation of nuclear receptor superfamily genes in the kissing bug Rhodnius prolixus and the effects of 20‐hydroxyecdysone on lipid metabolism	5
Detection of alternative splicing in western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte) in association with eCry3.1Ab resistance using RNA	5
Insight into different host range of three planthoppers by transcriptomic and microbiomic analysis	5
Knockdown of the ecdysone receptor disrupts development and causes mortality in the melon fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae	5
The potential pigmentation‐related genes in spider mites revealed by comparative transcriptomes of the red form of Tetranychus urticae	4
Wood feeding and social living: Draft genome of the subterranean termite Reticulitermes lucifugus (Blattodea; Termitoidae)	4
Gene expression profiles of chemosensory genes of termite soldier and worker antennae	4
Recruitment of lysosomal cathepsins B, L and D as digestive enzymes in Coleoptera	4
Transcriptome analysis revealsTORsignalling‐mediated plant flush shoots governingDiaphorina citriKuwayamaoviposition	4
ALKBH8 as a potential N6‐methyladenosine (m6A) eraser in insects	4
On how to identify a seminal fluid protein: A response to Wigby et al.	4
Allele‐specific knockouts reveal a role for apontic‐like in the evolutionary loss of larval melanin pigmentation in the domesticated silkworm, Bombyx mori	4
An OBP gene highly expressed in non‐chemosensory tissues affects the phototaxis and reproduction of Spodoptera frugiperda	4
Protein kinase C signalling involved in prothoracicotropic hormone‐stimulated prothoracic glands in the silkworm, Bombyx mori	4
Genomic architecture and sexually dimorphic expression underlying immunity in the red mason bee, Osmia bicornis	4
Microbiota and pathogens in an invasive bee: Megachile sculpturalis from native and invaded regions	4
Social environment affects sensory gene expression in ant larvae	4
High MEK/ERK signalling is a key regulator of diapause maintenance in the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera	4
Sexual diversification of splicing regulation during embryonic development in honeybees (Apis mellifera), A haplodiploid system	4
CYP4G100 contributes to desiccation resistance by mediating cuticular hydrocarbon synthesis in Bactrocera dorsalis	4
Regulation of circadian behavioural output via clock‐responsive miR‐276b	4
Molecular characterization and functional analysis of Cry toxin receptor‐like genes from the model insect Galleria mellonella	4
Function and evolution of the aquaporin IsAQP1 in the Lyme disease vector Ixodes scapularis	4
The DOMON domain protein LmKnk contributes to correct chitin content, pore canal formation and lipid deposition in the cuticle of Locusta migratoria during moulting	4
Convivina is a specialised core gut symbiont of the invasive hornet Vespa velutina	4
Gene expression differentials driven by mass rearing and artificial selection in black soldier fly colonies	4
Nitric oxide synthase is required for the pea aphid's defence against bacterial infection	4
KIF2A regulates ovarian development via modulating cell cycle progression and vitollogenin levels	4
Introgression of a synthetic sex ratio distortion transgene into different genetic backgrounds ofAnopheles coluzzii	4
Resolving the zinc binding capacity of honey bee vitellogenin and locating its putative binding sites	4
Uric acid metabolism promotes apoptosis against Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus in silkworm, Bombyx mori	4
Molecular characterization of insulin receptor (IR) in oriental fruit moth, Grapholita molesta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), and elucidation of its regulatory roles in glucolipid ho	3
Transcriptome profiling reveals sex‐specific gene expressions in pupal and adult stages of the mosquito Culex pipiens	3
The Hox gene Abdominal‐B regulates the appendage development during the embryogenesis of scorpionflies	3
Eukaryotic initiation factor 6 modulates the metamorphosis and reproduction of Tribolium castaneum	3
The diapausing mosquito Culex pipiens exhibits reduced levels of H3K27me2 in the fat body	3
Differences in microbiome composition and transcriptome profiles between male and female Paederus fuscipes harbouring pederin‐producing bacteria	3
Comparative analysis of adipokinetic hormones and their receptors in Blattodea reveals novel patterns of gene evolution	3
Heterologous expression of a substance which inhibits receptivity and calling in Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner)	3
Knockout of nuclear receptor HR38 gene impairs pupal–adult development in silkworm Bombyx mori	3
Spatial control of gene expression in flies using bacterially derived binary transactivation systems	3
ATPase subunits of the 26S proteasome are important for oocyte maturation in the brown planthopper	3
Knockdown of sphingomyelinase (NlSMase) causes ovarian malformation of brown planthopper,Nilaparvata lugens(Stål)	3
De novo genome assembly of Bradysia cellarum (Diptera: Sciaridae), a notorious pest in traditional special vegetables in China	3
GrpE is involved in mitochondrial function and is an effective target for RNAi‐mediated pest and arbovirus control	3
Trehalase is required for sex pheromone biosynthesis in Helicoverpa armigera	3
Chilo suppressalis heat shock proteins are regulated by heat shock factor 1 during heat stress	3
Recent advances in understanding of the mechanisms of RNA interference in insects	3
Real‐time PCR‐based Y‐specific sperm quantification assay in Queensland fruit fly: Insights to patterns of sperm storage	3
Characterization of the glutathione S‐transferase genes in the sand flies Phlebotomus papatasi and Lutzomyia longipalpis shows expansion of the novel glutathione S‐transferase xi	3
Nilaparvata lugens ERR2 regulates moulting and ovary development is related to hormone signalling	3
Identification and functional analysis of Cochliomyia hominivoraxU6 gene promoters	2
Scale‐type‐specific requirement for the mosquito Aedes aegyptiSpindle‐F homologue by regulating microtubule organization	2
Abdominal‐B contributes to abdominal identity in the brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens (Hemiptera: Delphacidae)	2
Identification and characterisation of PRXamide peptides in the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis	2
Lipidomic features of honey bee and colony health during limited supplementary feeding	2
Suppressing the expression of glutathione S‐transferase gene GSTd10 increases the sensitivity of Zeugodacus cucurbitae against β‐cypermethrin	2
Agricultural insect pests as models for studying stress‐induced evolutionary processes	2
Myofilaments promote wing expansion and maintain genitalia morphology in the American cockroach, Periplaneta americana	2
Locusta migratoria flight muscle troponin partially activates thin filament in a calcium‐dependent manner	2
Apolygus lucorum effector Al6 promotes insect feeding performance on soybean plants: RNAi analysis and feeding behaviour study with electrical penetration graph	2
Distinct roles of the Hox genes Ultrabithorax and abdominal‐A in scorpionfly embryonic proleg development	2
Response of the serine/threonine kinase AKT and phosphoinositide‐dependent kinase PDK in Frankliniella occidentalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) to three kinds of foods an	2
Development of transgenic corn planthopper Peregrinus maidis that express the tetracycline transactivator	2
Characterization of the mitochondrial genomes ofBradysia hygida,Phytosciara flavipesandTrichosia splendens(Diptera: Sciaridae) and novel insights on the control region of sciarid	2
Ecdysone‐induced microRNA miR‐276a‐3p controls developmental growth by targeting the insulin‐like receptor in Drosophila	2
Octopamine receptor genes are involved in the starvation response ofRhopalosiphum padi(Hemiptera: Aphididae)	2
On how to identify a seminal fluid protein: A commentary on Hurtado et al.	2
Requirement of Myoglianin for metamorphosis in the beetleHenosepilachna vigintioctopunctata	2
Pleiotropic immunoregulation by growth‐blocking peptide in Ostrinia furnacalis	2
Cis‐regulatory elements of the cholinergic gene locus in the silkworm Bombyx mori	2
The ecdysis triggering hormone system is essential for reproductive success in Mythimna separata (Walker)	2
Diverse cellular morphologies during lumen maturation in Anopheles gambiae larval salivary glands	2
Genetic modification of the ant Lasius niger using CRISPR‐Cas9 technology	2
Non‐CG DNA methylation marks the transition from pupa to adult in Helicoverpa armigera	2
Octopamine terminates sex pheromone biosynthesis by suppressing PBAN signal in moths	2
Identification and functional analysis of carbonyl reductases related to tetrahydrobiopterin synthesis in the silkworm, Bombyx mori	2
Cuticle protein gene LmCP8 is involved in the structural development of the ovipositor in the migratory locust Locusta migratoria	1
Biochemical characterization and overexpression of an α‐amylase (BmAmy) in silkworm, Bombyx mori	1

A role of epigenetic mechanisms in regulating female reproductive responses to temperature in a pest beetle	1
Transcriptome‐wide analysis uncovers regulatory elements of the antennal transcriptome repertoire of bumblebee at different life stages	1
Quantitative trait loci underlying a speciation phenotype	1
Different efficiency of auxiliary/chaperone proteins to promote the functional reconstitution of honeybee glutamate and acetylcholine receptors in Xenopus laevis oocytes	1
Transcriptome analysis of Apis mellifera antennae reveals molecular divergence underlying the division of labour in worker bees	1
RNAi‐mediated knockdown of exportin 1 negatively affected ovary development, survival and maize mosaic virus accumulation in its insect vector Peregrinus maidis	1
DNA methylase 1 influences temperature responses and development in the invasive pest Tuta absoluta	1
Using citizen science data to assess the population genetic structure of the common yellowjacket wasp, Vespula vulgaris	1
Neuronal calcium sensor 2 is key to moulting and oocyte development in the brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens	1
Function analysis and characterisation of a novel chitinase, MdCht9, in Musca domestica	1
Juvenile hormone‐induced microRNA miR‐iab‐8 regulates lipid homeostasis and metamorphosis in Drosophila melanogaster	1
Pharmacological and molecular characterization of the A‐type muscarinic acetylcholine receptor from Anopheles gambiae	1
DNA methylation machinery is involved in development and reproduction in the viviparous pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum)	1
CRISPR/Cas9‐mediated genome editing of Frankliniella occidentalis, the western flower thrips, via embryonic microinjection	1
Bmo‐miR‐6498‐5p suppresses Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus infection by down‐regulating BmPLPP2 to modulate pyridoxal phosphate content in B. mori	1
The silk gland proteome of Stenopsyche angustata provides insights into the underwater silk secretion	1
Identification of Spodoptera frugiperda importin alphas that facilitate the nuclear import of Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus DNA po	1
Analyses of ecdysteroid transporters in the fat body ofTribolium castaneum	1
The cGMP‐dependent protein kinase gene can regulate trail‐following behaviour and locomotion in the termite Reticulitermes chinensis Snyder	1
Reminiscences on the honeybee genome project and the rise of epigenetic concepts in insect science	1
RNA viruses alter house dust mite physiology and allergen production with no detected consequences for allergenicity	1
Functional characterisation of Fe (II) and 2OG‐dependent dioxygenase TcALKBH4 in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum	1
Uridine diphosphate glucosyltransferase is vital for fenpropathrin resistance in Bombyx mori (Lepidoptera)	1
Comparative transcriptome and proteome reveal synergistic functions of differentially expressed genes and proteins implicated in an over‐dominant silkworm heterosis of increased silk yield	1
Why do viruses make aphids winged?	1
Expression profiles of neotropical termites reveal microbiota‐associated, caste‐biased genes and biotechnological targets	1
Association of endoplasmic reticulum associated degradation (ERAD) with the transmission of Liberibacter solanacearum by its psyllid vector	1
Reads in a haystack: extracting complete mitogenome sequences hidden in baculovirus datasets	1
Cell lineage analysis reveals signal tracing and compartment characterisation in Drosophila haltere	1
Insulin reduces the transmission potential of chikungunya virus and activates the toll pathway in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes	1
A classic screening marker does not affect antennal electrophysiology but strongly regulates reproductive behaviours in Bactrocera dorsalis	1
A role for DNA methylation in bumblebee morphogenesis hints at female‐specific developmental erasure	1