Insect Molecular Biology

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The Rpfor gene modulates the locomotory activity and host‐seeking behaviour of Rhodnius prolixus	55
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Genome‐wide identification of PAR domain protein 1 ( PDP1 ) targets through ChIP ‐seq reveals the	33
Role of arylalkylamine N ‐acetyltransferase 7 in reproduction and limb pigmentation of	33
Alternative double strand break repair pathways shape the evolution of high recombination in the honey bee, Apis mellifera	28
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CRISPR / Cas9 ‐mediated Nap knockout affects female reproduction and eg	22
Role of TRPV channels in texture discrimination during Bactrocera dorsalis egg‐laying behaviour	21
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Silencing PsASH2 affects embryo development in the cotton mealybug	20
The influence of IR25a on electrophysiology and reproductive behaviour in the oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis	19
2‐Oxocarboxylic acid metabolic pathway fuels mitochondrial ATP synthesis to power oviposition in Bactrocera dorsalis	17
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Insulin reduces the transmission potential of chikungunya virus and activates the toll pathway in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes	16
Characterisation of the myosin light chain kinase ( MLCK ) gene of Locusta migratoria and the encoded	15
Knockout of nuclear receptor HR38 gene impairs pupal–adult development in silkworm	15
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CRISPR /Cas9‐mediated genome editing of Frankliniella occidentalis , the western flower thrips, via embryonic microinjecti	15
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Foraging in the darkness: Highly selective tuning of below‐ground larval olfaction to Brassicaceae volatiles in striped flea beetle	15
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Genome and transcriptome‐based identification and expression profiling of chemosensory gene families across developmental stages and tissues in Sirex noctilio	14
Expansion of the genetic toolbox for manipulation of the global crop pest Drosophila suzukii : Iso	14
Deformed wing virus genotypes A and B do not elicit immunologically different responses in naïve honey bee hosts	14
Molecular characterization of a novel thioredoxin‐related transmembrane protein gene AcTMX3 that p	14

RNAi ‐mediated knockdown of exportin 1 negatively affected ovary development, survival and maize mosaic virus accumulation in its insect vector Pe	14
The ecdysis triggering hormone system is essential for reproductive success in Mythimna separata (Walker)	14
Identification of genes associated with the silk gland size using multi‐omics in silkworm ( Bombyx mori )	13
Polygenic adaptation of a cosmopolitan pest to a novel thermal environment	13
The salivary gland transcriptome of Varroa destructor reveals suitable targets for RNAi ‐based mite co	13
The silk gland proteome of Stenopsyche angustata provides insights into the underwater silk secretion	13
Effects of catalpol on glycolipid homeostasis and lifespan of Drosophila melanogaster	13
Environmental factors affecting RNAi efficacy: Temperature but not plant cultivar influences Colorado potato beetle's response to insecticidal	12
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Expression and functional analysis of adipokinetic hormone reveal its different roles in larval development and female fecundity in Panonychus citri (	12
Publication interests and priorities for Insect Molecular Biology	12
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Identification and functional study of Fib‐L , a major silk fibroin gene component in rice leaf folders	12
The genome‐wide response of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus to cystatin A, a peptidase inhibitor from human skin, sheds light on its digestive physiology	11
Diverse PGRPs cooperatively maintain homeostasis of facultative symbiont Arsenophonus to promote repro	11
RNA activation in insects: From emerging evidence to molecular applications	11
Identification and functional analysis of Cochliomyia hominivorax U6 gene promoters	10
Identification and functional characterisation of a novel antimicrobial peptide from the housefly, Musca domestica	10
CRISPR /Cas9‐mediated methoprene‐tolerant 1 knockout results in precocious metamorphosis of beet armyworm (	10
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Genomic regions underlying the species‐specific mating songs of green lacewings	10
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Metabolome‐microbiome modulations induced by ZIF8 @ ZIF67 supplementation in the midgut of	9
Molecular identification of carboxylesterase genes and their potential roles in the insecticides susceptibility of Grapholita molesta	9
Dimmed gene knockout shortens larval growth and reduces silk yield in the silkworm, Bombyx mori	9
A classic screening marker does not affect antennal electrophysiology but strongly regulates reproductive behaviours in Bactrocera dorsalis	9
A critical role for the nuclear protein Akirin in larval development in Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata	9
Establishment of transgenic Drosophila suzukii lines that express phiC31 integrase and carry the	9
A sex‐specific homologue of waprin is essential for embryonic development in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum	9
Constitutively expressed small heat shock protein LsHsp21.5 not only enhances heat tolerance but a	9
HcTRET1 is critical for epidermal chitin synthesis in Hyphantria cunea	9
An association between Dnmt1 and Wnt in the production of oocytes in the whitefly B	9
On how to identify a seminal fluid protein: A commentary on Hurtado et al.	9
A role for DNA methylation in bumblebee morphogenesis hints at female‐specific developmental erasure	9
The RNA interference response to alphanodavirus replication in Phlebotomus papatasi sand fly cells	8
Transformer is involved in female sex determination in Bemisia tabaci	8
Wood feeding and social living: Draft genome of the subterranean termite Reticulitermes lucifugus (Blattodea; Termitoidae)	8
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Genome assembly and transcriptomic analysis to elucidate the ability of Nasonovia ribisnigri to break host plant resistance	8
LncRNA : CR43306 modulates testicular aging via cell adhesion in Dr	8
From biology to biotechnology: Host‐regulation factors from parasitoid wasps are a source of bioactive molecules with translational potential	8
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Microbiota and pathogens in an invasive bee: Megachile sculpturalis from native and invaded regions	8
Analyses of ecdysteroid transporters in the fat body of Tribolium castaneum	8
Differences in gene expression patterns between parthenogenetically and sexually produced offspring during early development of Reticulitermes speratus	7
Cell lineage analysis reveals signal tracing and compartment characterisation in Drosophila haltere	7
Correction to “Transcription factor CAAT /enhancer‐binding protein is involved in regulation of expression of sterol carrier protein x in	7
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	7
Insecticide resistance management scenarios differ for RNA ‐based sprays and traits	7
Why do viruses make aphids winged?	7

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Sex‐biased DNA methylation in small hive beetles ( Aethina tumida )	7
Prostaglandin E 2 mediates chorion formation of the Asian tiger mosquito	7
Bmo‐miR ‐6498‐5p suppresses Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus infection by down‐regulating	7
Silencing of the immune gene BmPGRP‐L4 in the midgut affects the growth of silkworm ( Bombyx mori ) larvae	7
GC – MS ‐based metabonomic analysis of silkworm haemolymph reveals four‐stage metabolic responses to nucleopolyhedrovi	7
The transformer‐2 gene is essential for female and male development in Gryllus bimaculatus	7
Fungal, not insect: Revisiting a misidentified Bemisia tabaci protein interacting with a begomovirus coat protein	7
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Gene misexpression system for functional studies of genes involved in cuticle development in the cricket Gryllus bimaculatus	7
Constitutively‐expressed and induced immune effectors in the house fly ( Musca domestica ) and the transcription factors that may regulate them	7
Ecdysone‐induced microRNA miR ‐276a‐3p controls developmental growth by targeting the insulin‐like receptor in Drosophila	7
Histone acetyltransferase p300/ CBP regulates reproductive diapause via the juvenile hormone pathway in the cabbage beetle, Co	6
Development of transgenic corn planthopper Peregrinus maidis that express the	6
Validation of selective catalytic BmCBP inhibitors that regulate the Bm30K ‐24 protein expression	6
Male vitellogenin regulates gametogenesis through a testis‐enriched big protein in Chrysopa pallens	6
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Effective target genes for RNA interference‐based management of the cabbage stem flea beetle	6
Developmental expression of Ap‐Vas proteins in aphids and flies reveals their evolutionary roles in insects	6
Evaluation of the toxic effects and midgut biological changes induced by low concentrations of cyantraniliprole in Bombyx mori	6
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TcCYP4C1 in combination with trehalose to cope with high‐ CO 2	6
Response of the serine/threonine kinase AKT and phosphoinositide‐dependent kinase PDK in	6
Identification and characterisation of PRXamide peptides in the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis	6
Carbohydrate biosynthesis pathway is associated with lineage‐specific diapause termination in the silkworm, Bombyx mori	6
Juvenile hormone inhibits adult cuticle formation in Drosophila melanogaster through Kr‐h1/Dnmt2‐mediated DNA	6
Function analysis and characterisation of a novel chitinase, MdCht9 , in Mu	6
Genome‐wide identification of olfactory receptor and odorant‐binding protein gene families and their roles in Heliothine chemosensory evolution	6
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Modulation of DNA methyltransferases ( DNMTs ) in Spodoptera frugiperda	5
Apolygus lucorum effector Al6 promotes insect feeding performance on soybean plants: RNAi analysis and feeding behaviour s	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
Eye can see clearly now: Identifying the locus associated with a white‐eye mutation in honey bees ( Apis mellifera	5
Ligand binding properties of three odorant‐binding proteins in striped flea beetle Phyllotreta striolata towards two phthalate esters	5
Dissecting roles of pannier splice variants during pupal and adult morphogenesis in Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata	5
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The larval gut of Spodoptera frugiperda harbours culturable bacteria with metabolic versatility af	5
The diapausing mosquito Culex pipiens exhibits reduced levels of H3K27me2 in the fat body	5
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Drivers of genomic diversity and phenotypic development in early phases of domestication in Hermetia illucens	5
PBX and Dfd cooperatively regulate stage‐specific expression of 30 K protein BmLP1 in Bombyx mori	5
Transcriptional responses of Aedes aegypti chemosensory tissues in response to volatile	5
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CRISPR/Cas9 ‐mediated knockout of the abdominal‐B homeotic gene in the global pest, fall armyworm (	5
The genome‐wide characterisation of cold shock proteins and prominent roles involved in cold response by configuring metabolic pathways in Haemaphysalis longicornis	5
Knockdown of the ecdysone receptor disrupts development and causes mortality in the melon fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae	5
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Whole‐genome resequencing reveals genetic evolution of honeybees ( Apis cerana ) in high‐altitude and overwintering adaptation	4
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A parasitoid regulates 20E synthesis and antibacterial activity of the host for development by inducing host nitric oxide production	4
Isolation, purification and biochemical characterization of Conopomorpha cramerella farnesol dehydrogenase	4
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Acetylcholine titre regulation by non‐neuronal acetylcholinesterase 1 and its putative roles in honey bee physiology	4
ζTrypsin is required for spermatid elongation and individualization in Drosophila	4
The expression of Catsup in the hindgut is essential for zinc homeostasis in Drosophila melanogaster	4
Non‐CG DNA methylation marks the transition from pupa to adult in Helicoverpa armigera	4
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Uric acid metabolism promotes apoptosis against Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus in silkworm, Bombyx mori	3
The role of epigenetics in insects in changing environments	3
Histone and N‐terminal acetyltransferases play important roles in female reproduction and embryogenesis of the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum	3
Farnesyl/geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthases regulate the biosynthesis of alarm pheromone in a unique manner in the vetch aphid Megoura viciae	3
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Transcriptome‐wide analysis uncovers regulatory elements of the antennal transcriptome repertoire of bumblebee at different life stages	3
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Functional characterisation of Fe ( II ) and 2OG ‐dependent dioxygenase TcA	3
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Age‐associated morphology and transcriptome analyses reveal functional transformation of Malpighian tubules of cicadas in response to development and niche shift	3
Efficient CRISPR / Cas9 ‐mediated genome editing in the European	3
Knockdown of CYP9A9 increases the susceptibility to lufenuron, methoxyfenozide and a mixture of bo	3
Spraying dsRNA with chitosan formulation improves control of the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis	3
An OBP gene highly expressed in non‐chemosensory tissues affects the phototaxis and reproduction of Spodoptera frugiperda	3
Introgression of a synthetic sex ratio distortion transgene into different genetic backgrounds of Anopheles coluzzii	2
Correction to: Rhythmic change of adipokinetic hormones diurnally regulates locust vitellogenesis and egg development	2
The spread of s atellite DNAs in euchromatin and insights into the multiple sex chromosome evoluti	2
Multiple CRISPR / Cas9 modifications of an esterase reveal its role in influencing acetate esters	2
‘Drifting’ Buchnera genomes track the microevolutionary trajectories of their aphid hosts	2
Myofilaments promote wing expansion and maintain genitalia morphology in the American cockroach, Periplaneta americana	2

Nitric oxide synthase is required for the pea aphid's defence against bacterial infection	2
The molecular mechanisms of defensive‐grade organic acid biosynthesis in ground beetles	2
Resolving the zinc binding capacity of honey bee vitellogenin and locating its putative binding sites	2
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Changes in bumblebee queen gut microbiotas during and after overwintering diapause	2
Binding properties of odorant‐binding protein 4 from bean bug Riptortus pedestris to soybean volatiles	2
Evolution of mitogenomic gene order in Orthoptera	2
Peptidoglycan recognition protein SC (PGRP‐SC) shapes gut microbiota richness, diversity and composition by modulating immunity in the house fly M	2
Expanding the transgene expression toolbox of the malaria vector Anopheles stephensi	2
Heat‐responsive ame‐ miR ‐1‐3p modulates thermotolerance in honeybees ( Apis mellifera L.)	2
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Minibrain plays a role in the adult brain development of honeybee ( Apis mellifera ) workers	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
The quest for the best target genes for RNAi ‐mediated pest control	2