Insect ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters: roles in xenobiotic detoxification and Bt insecticidal activity

C Wu, S Chakrabarty, M Jin, K Liu, Y Xiao - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters, a large class of transmembrane proteins, are
widely found in organisms and play an important role in the transport of xenobiotics. Insect …

Where are we with human lice? A review of the current state of knowledge

N Amanzougaghene, F Fenollar, D Raoult… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Pediculus humanus is an obligate bloodsucking ectoparasite of human that includes two
ecotypes, head louse and body louse, which differ slightly in morphology and biology, but …

CYP6AE gene cluster knockout in Helicoverpa armigera reveals role in detoxification of phytochemicals and insecticides

H Wang, Y Shi, L Wang, S Liu, S Wu, Y Yang… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
The cotton bollworm Helicoverpa armigera, is one of the world's major pest of agriculture,
feeding on over 300 hosts in 68 plant families. Resistance cases to most insecticide classes …

Insect CYP genes and P450 enzymes

R Feyereisen - Insect molecular biology and biochemistry, 2012 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the insect CYP genes and P450 enzymes.
Cytochrome P450, or CYP genes, constitutes one of the largest family of genes, with …

Genomic signatures of evolutionary transitions from solitary to group living

KM Kapheim, H Pan, C Li, SL Salzberg, D Puiu… - Science, 2015 - science.org
The evolution of eusociality is one of the major transitions in evolution, but the underlying
genomic changes are unknown. We compared the genomes of 10 bee species that vary in …

Multifaceted biological insights from a draft genome sequence of the tobacco hornworm moth, Manduca sexta

MR Kanost, EL Arrese, X Cao, YR Chen… - Insect biochemistry and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Manduca sexta, known as the tobacco hornworm or Carolina sphinx moth, is a lepidopteran
insect that is used extensively as a model system for research in insect biochemistry …

Insecticide Resistance Mechanisms in the Green Peach Aphid Myzus persicae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) I: A Transcriptomic Survey

AX Silva, G Jander, H Samaniego, JS Ramsey… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Insecticide resistance is one of the best examples of rapid micro-evolution
found in nature. Since the development of the first synthetic insecticide in 1939, humans …

The biology of insecticidal activity and resistance

T Perry, P Batterham, PJ Daborn - Insect biochemistry and molecular …, 2011 - Elsevier
Identifying insecticide resistance mechanisms is paramount for pest insect control, as the
understandings that underpin insect control strategies must provide ways of detecting and …

Evolution in agriculture: the application of evolutionary approaches to the management of biotic interactions in agro‐ecosystems

PH Thrall, JG Oakeshott, G Fitt… - Evolutionary …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Anthropogenic impacts increasingly drive ecological and evolutionary processes at many
spatio‐temporal scales, demanding greater capacity to predict and manage their …

Dynamic roles of insect carboxyl/cholinesterases in chemical adaptation

C Cruse, TW Moural, F Zhu - Insects, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Carboxyl/cholinesterases (CCEs) represent a family of enzymes
distributed in many organisms, including insects. Despite their relatively simple catalyzed …