CRISPR/Cas9 in lepidopteran insects: Progress, application and prospects
Clustered regularly spaced short palindrome repeats (CRISPR) structure family forms the
acquired immune system in bacteria and archaea. Recent advances in CRISPR/Cas …
acquired immune system in bacteria and archaea. Recent advances in CRISPR/Cas …
Cell death during complete metamorphosis
G Tettamanti, M Casartelli - Philosophical Transactions of …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
In insects that undergo complete metamorphosis, cell death is essential for reshaping or
removing larval tissues and organs, thus contributing to formation of the adult's body …
removing larval tissues and organs, thus contributing to formation of the adult's body …
Toward a CRISPR-Cas9-Based Gene Drive in the Diamondback Moth Plutella xylostella
Promising to provide powerful genetic control tools, gene drives have been constructed in
multiple dipteran insects, yeast, and mice for the purposes of population elimination or …
multiple dipteran insects, yeast, and mice for the purposes of population elimination or …
Deletion of the Bombyx mori odorant receptor co-receptor (BmOrco) impairs olfactory sensitivity in silkworms
Q Liu, W Liu, B Zeng, G Wang, D Hao… - Insect Biochemistry and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Olfaction plays an essential role in many important insect behaviors such as feeding and
reproduction. To detect olfactory stimuli, an odorant receptor co-receptor (Orco) is required …
reproduction. To detect olfactory stimuli, an odorant receptor co-receptor (Orco) is required …
The FOXO transcription factor controls insect growth and development by regulating juvenile hormone degradation in the silkworm, Bombyx mori
Forkhead box O (FOXO) functions as the terminal transcription factor of the insulin signaling
pathway and regulates multiple physiological processes in many organisms, including …
pathway and regulates multiple physiological processes in many organisms, including …
A salivary GMC oxidoreductase of Manduca sexta re-arranges the green leaf volatile profile of its host plant
Green leaf volatiles (GLVs) are short-chain oxylipins that are emitted from plants in response
to stress. Previous studies have shown that oral secretions (OS) of the tobacco hornworm …
to stress. Previous studies have shown that oral secretions (OS) of the tobacco hornworm …
20-Hydroxyecdysone (20E) primary response gene E75 isoforms mediate steroidogenesis autoregulation and regulate developmental timing in Bombyx
K Li, L Tian, Z Guo, S Guo, J Zhang, SH Gu… - Journal of Biological …, 2016 - ASBMB
The temporal control mechanisms that precisely control animal development remain largely
elusive. The timing of major developmental transitions in insects, including molting and …
elusive. The timing of major developmental transitions in insects, including molting and …
Depletion of juvenile hormone esterase extends larval growth in Bombyx mori
Z Zhang, X Liu, T Shiotsuki, Z Wang, X Xu… - Insect Biochemistry and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Two major hormones, juvenile hormone (JH) and 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E), regulate
insect growth and development according to their precisely coordinated titres, which are …
insect growth and development according to their precisely coordinated titres, which are …
Transgenic clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat/Cas9-mediated viral gene targeting for antiviral therapy of Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus
We developed a novel antiviral strategy by combining transposon-based transgenesis and
the clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated …
the clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated …
Sexually dimorphic traits in the silkworm, Bombyx mori, are regulated by doublesex
The DM domain genes, doublesex (dsx) in insects, or their structural homologs, male
abnormal 3 (mab-3) in nematodes and Dmrt1 (doublesex and mab-3-related transcription …
abnormal 3 (mab-3) in nematodes and Dmrt1 (doublesex and mab-3-related transcription …