OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Insect Molecular Biology is 4. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Germline mutagenesis of Nasonia vitripennis through ovarian delivery of CRISPR‐Cas9 ribonucleoprotein	35
MicroRNA miR‐927 targets the juvenile hormone primary response gene Krüppel homolog1 to control Drosophila developmental growth	21
Evolutionary insights into the genomic organization of major ribosomal DNA in ant chromosomes	20
Glycosyltransferases: the multifaceted enzymatic regulator in insects	19
Functional divergence of white genes in Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata revealed by RNA interference	19
Olfactory co‐receptor is involved in host recognition and oviposition in Ophraella communa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)	18
Chemosensory proteins participate in insecticide susceptibility in Rhopalosiphum padi, a serious pest on wheat crops	18
Deciphering the role of Rhodnius prolixusCYP4G genes in straight and methyl‐branched hydrocarbon formation and in desiccation tolerance	15
Juvenile hormone regulates the reproductive diapause through Methoprene‐tolerant gene in Galeruca daurica	15
Active genic machinery for epigenetic RNA modifications in bees	14
Two fatty acid synthase genes from the integument contribute to cuticular hydrocarbon biosynthesis and cuticle permeability in Locusta migratoria	14
Expressions of conventional vitellogenin and vitellogenin‐like A in worker brains are associated with a nursing task in a ponerine ant	14
Vitellogenin expression in the ovaries of adult honeybee workers provides insights into the evolution of reproductive and social traits	14
miRNA‐34 and miRNA‐210 target hexamerin genes enhancing their differential expression during early brain development of honeybee (Apis mellifera) castes	13
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	13
Jekyll or Hyde? The genome (and more) of Nesidiocoris tenuis, a zoophytophagous predatory bug that is both a biological control agent and a pest	12
Target antifungal peptides of immune signalling pathways in silkworm, Bombyx mori, against Beauveria bassiana	11
Mutations in the voltage‐gated sodium channel gene associated with deltamethrin resistance in commercially sourced Phytoseiulus persimilis	11
Mapping and quantification of cryptochrome expression in the brain of the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum	11
Adipokinetic hormone enhances CarE‐mediated chlorpyrifos resistance in the brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens	11
Expression, purification and characterization of three odorant binding proteins from the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella	11
Identification of potential mechanosensitive ion channels involved in texture discrimination during Drosophila suzukii egg‐laying behaviour	10
Binding properties of odorant‐binding protein 4 from bean bug Riptortus pedestris to soybean volatiles	10
Biochemical characterization of Bombyx mori α‐N‐acetylgalactosaminidase belonging to the glycoside hydrolase family 31	9
Towards disrupting Varroa –honey bee chemosensing: A focus on a Niemann‐Pick type C2 transcript	9

Ecdysis triggering hormone is essential for larva–pupa–adult transformation in Leptinotarsa decemlineata	9
Molecular characterization, expression pattern and RNAi‐mediated silencing of vitellogenin receptor gene in almond moth, Cadra cautella	9
Post‐mating gene expression of Mexican fruit fly females: disentangling the effects of the male accessory glands	9
Characterization of ecdysteroid biosynthesis in the pond wolf spider, Pardosa pseudoannulata	9
The miR‐282‐5p regulates larval moulting process by targeting chitinase 5 in Bombyx mori	9
Cellular Lnc_209997 suppresses Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus replication by targeting miR‐275‐5p in B. mori	8
V‐ATPase subunit a is required for survival and midgut development of Locusta migratoria	8
The octopamine receptor, OA2B2, modulates stress resistance and reproduction in Nilaparvata lugens Stål (Hemiptera: Delphacidae)	8
Identification of new Anopheles gambiae transcriptional enhancers using a cross‐species prediction approach	8
Research gaps and new insights in the evolution of Drosophila seminal fluid proteins	8
Enhanced silk yield in transgenic silkworm (Bombyx mori) via ectopic expression of BmGT1‐L in the posterior silk gland	8
The unfolded protein response modulates the autophagy‐mediated egg production in the mosquito Aedes aegypti	8
Two classic OBPs modulate the responses of female Holotrichia oblita to three major ester host plant volatiles	8
Identification of a mitogen‐activated protein kinase kinase (AccMKK4) from Apis cerana cerana and its involvement in various stress responses	8
Silencing of the phosphofructokinase gene impairs glycolysis and causes abnormal locomotion in the subterranean termite Reticulitermes chinensis Snyder	8
Caste‐specific gene expression underlying the differential adult brain development in the honeybee Apis mellifera	7
Two atypical gram‐negative bacteria‐binding proteins are involved in the antibacterial response in the pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum)	7
lnc94638 is a testis‐specific long non‐coding RNA involved in spermatozoa formation in Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett)	7
Transcriptomic analysis reveals the inhibition of reproduction in rice brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens, after silencing the gene of MagR (IscA1	7
Unveiling mosquito cryptic species and their reproductive isolation	7
Gene expression in Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) larvae exposed to Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii<	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
Functional analysis of a putative Bombyx mori cypovirus miRNA BmCPV‐miR‐10 and its effect on virus replication	6
Cuticular protein genes involve heat acclimation of insect larvae under global warming	6
Sublethal chlorantraniliprole exposure induces autophagy and apoptosis through disrupting calcium homeostasis in the silkworm Bombyx mori	6
LncRNA‐IRAR‐mediated regulation of insulin receptor transcripts in Drosophila melanogaster during nutritional stress	6
Involvement of RSK phosphorylation in PTTH‐stimulated ecdysone secretion in prothoracic glands of the silkworm, Bombyx mori	6
Regulatory function of the trehalose‐6‐phosphate synthase gene TPS3 on chitin metabolism in brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens	6
CRISPR/Cas9‐based functional characterization of the pigmentation gene ebony in Plutella xylostella	6
Silencing of an odorant binding protein (SaveOBP10) involved in the behavioural shift of the wheat aphid Sitobion avenae (Fabricius)	6
Robertsonian rearrangements in Neotropical Meliponini karyotype evolution (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini)	6
Assessing Aedes aegypti candidate genes during viral infection and Wolbachia‐mediated pathogen blocking	6
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	6
Genome editing efficiency of four Drosophila suzukii endogenous U6 promoters	6
Regulation of an important glycolytic enzyme, pyruvate kinase, through phosphorylation in the larvae of a species of freeze‐tolerant insect, Eurosta solidaginis	6
A teratocyte‐specific serpin from the endoparasitoid wasp Cotesia vestalis inhibits the prophenoloxidase‐activating system of its host Plutella xylostella	6
Evidence of a shared binding site for Bacillus thuringiensisCry1Ac and Cry2Aa toxins in Cnaphalocrocis medinalis cadherin	5
RNA interference in Pardosa pseudoannulata, an important predatory enemy against several insect pests, through ingestion of dsRNA‐expressing Escherichia coli	5
Detection of alternative splicing in western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte) in association with eCry3.1Ab resistance using RNA	5
Wolbachia affects reproduction in the spider mite Tetranychus truncatus (Acari: Tetranychidae) by regulating chorion protein S38‐like and Rop	5
Vacuolar ATPase subunit F is critical for larval survival in Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata	5
Evolution of m6A‐related genes in insects and the function of METTL3 in silkworm embryonic development	5
Identification of the cuticle protein AccCPR2 gene in Apis cerana cerana and its response to environmental stress	5
Carboxylic acid responses by a conserved odorant receptor in culicine vector mosquitoes	5
Recruitment of lysosomal cathepsins B, L and D as digestive enzymes in Coleoptera	4
Transcriptome analysis reveals TOR signalling‐mediated plant flush shoots governing Diaphorina citri Kuwayama oviposition	4
Gene annotation of nuclear receptor superfamily genes in the kissing bug Rhodnius prolixus and the effects of 20‐hydroxyecdysone on lipid metabolism	4
Genetic transformation of mosquitoes by microparticle bombardment	4
Wood feeding and social living: Draft genome of the subterranean termite Reticulitermes lucifugus (Blattodea; Termitoidae)	4
Genomic architecture and sexually dimorphic expression underlying immunity in the red mason bee, Osmia bicornis	4

MiR‐3017b contributes to metamorphosis by targeting sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca²⁺ATPase in Tribolium castaneum	4
High MEK/ERK signalling is a key regulator of diapause maintenance in the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera	4
Farnesyl/geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthases regulate the biosynthesis of alarm pheromone in a unique manner in the vetch aphid Megoura viciae	4
Paternal knockdown of tRNA(cytosine‐5‐)‐methyltransferase (Dnmt2) increases offspring susceptibility to infection in red flour beetles	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
Circadian clock regulates developmental time through ecdysone and juvenile hormones in Bombyx mori	4
Functional characterization of an aldose reductase (bmALD1) obtained from the silkworm Bombyx mori	4
Peptidoglycan recognition protein SC (PGRP‐SC) shapes gut microbiota richness, diversity and composition by modulating immunity in the house fly Musca domestica	4
Using tissue specific P450 expression in Drosophila melanogaster larvae to understand the spatial distribution of pesticide metabolism in feeding assays	4
Molecular characterization and functional analysis of Cry toxin receptor‐like genes from the model insect Galleria mellonella	4
Introgression of a synthetic sex ratio distortion transgene into different genetic backgrounds of Anopheles coluzzii	4
Identification and characterization of troponin genes in Locusta migratoria	4
Identification and profiling of Sogatella furciferamicroRNAs and their potential roles in regulating the developmental transitions of nymph–adult	4