Fat body—Multifunctional insect tissue

P Skowronek, Ł Wójcik, A Strachecka - Insects, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Efficient and proper functioning of processes within living organisms play
key roles in times of climate change and strong human pressure. In insects, the most …

Drosophila as a Model Organism to Study Basic Mechanisms of Longevity

AA Ogienko, ES Omelina, OV Bylino, MA Batin… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The spatio-temporal regulation of gene expression determines the fate and function of
various cells and tissues and, as a consequence, the correct development and functioning of …

Mmp-induced fat body cell dissociation promotes pupal development and moderately averts pupal diapause by activating lipid metabolism

Q Jia, S Li - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
In Lepidoptera and Diptera, the fat body dissociates into single cells in nondiapause pupae,
but it does not dissociate in diapause pupae until diapause termination. Using the cotton …

The Nrf2-Keap1 pathway is activated by steroid hormone signaling to govern neuronal remodeling

LY Chew, H Zhang, J He, F Yu - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
Summary The evolutionarily conserved Nrf2-Keap1 pathway is a key antioxidant response
pathway that protects cells/organisms against detrimental effects of oxidative stress …

NPFR regulates the synthesis and metabolism of lipids and glycogen via AMPK: novel targets for efficient corn borer management

J Zhao, S Yan, M Li, L Sun, M Dong, M Yin… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
RNA biopesticides are regarded as “the third revolution in the history of pesticides” due to
their extensive advantages such as precision, high efficiency, green, pollution-free, etc. In …

Bruceine D acts as a potential insecticide by antagonizing 20E–EcR/USP signal transduction

D Chen, K Li, B Wang, H Chen, H Jiang… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Bruceine D (BD) is an effective insecticidal compound found in the Chinese herb Brucea
javanica (L.) Merr. BD inhibits the growth and metamorphosis of Plutella xylostella and …

A plant virus manipulates the long-winged morph of insect vectors

J Yu, W Zhao, X Chen, H Lu, Y Xiao… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Wing dimorphism of insect vectors is a determining factor for viral long-distance dispersal
and large-area epidemics. Although plant viruses affect the wing plasticity of insect vectors …

Comparative fecal metabolomes of silkworms being fed mulberry leaf and artificial diet

DY Qin, GH Wang, ZM Dong, QY Xia, P Zhao - Insects, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Silkworm (Bombyx mori) is an oligophagous insect and their diets have
preference for mulberry leaves. However, mulberry leaves are seasonal resources, not …

Nutrition-and hormone-controlled developmental plasticity in Blattodea

F Liu, S Yu, N Chen, C Ren, S Li - Current Opinion in Insect Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights•The IIS/TORC1 and MEKRE93 pathways coordinately regulate body size by
regulating nymphal growth, molting, and metamorphosis;•Blattodea insects have evolved …

P300/HDAC1 regulates the acetylation/deacetylation and autophagic activities of LC3/Atg8–PE ubiquitin-like system

W Wu, K Li, S Guo, J Xu, Q Ma, S Li, X Xu… - Cell Death …, 2021 - nature.com
Protein acetylation plays potential roles in regulating autophagy occurrence. However, it
varies greatly between yeast and mammals, and has not been thoroughly investigated in …