[HTML][HTML] Functional and structural diversity of insect glutathione S-transferases in xenobiotic adaptation

SK BK, T Moural, F Zhu - International journal of biological sciences, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
As a superfamily of multifunctional enzymes that is mainly associated with xenobiotic
adaptation, glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) facilitate insects' survival under chemical …

Functional, structural and biochemical features of plant serinyl-glutathione transferases

E Sylvestre-Gonon, SR Law, M Schwartz… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Glutathione transferases (GSTs) belong to a ubiquitous multigenic family of enzymes
involved in diverse biological processes including xenobiotic detoxification and secondary …

Metabolism of plant-derived toxins from its insect host increases the success of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana

R Sun, B Hong, M Reichelt, K Luck, DT Mai… - The ISME …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Beauveria bassiana is a soil fungus that parasitizes a large number of arthropod species,
including numerous crop pests, causing white muscardine disease and is therefore used as …

Role of insect and mammal glutathione transferases in chemoperception

M Schwartz, V Boichot, S Fraichard, M Muradova… - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Glutathione transferases (GSTs) are ubiquitous key enzymes with different activities as
transferases or isomerases. As key detoxifying enzymes, GSTs are expressed in the …

Genome assembly and annotation of Periplaneta americana reveal a comprehensive cockroach allergen profile

L Wang, Q Xiong, N Saelim, L Wang, W Nong… - Allergy, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background One of the most common cockroach types in urban areas, the American
cockroach (Periplaneta americana), has been reported to impose an increased risk of …

Interactions between odorants and glutathione transferases in the human olfactory cleft

M Schwartz, F Menetrier, JM Heydel… - Chemical …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes and other proteins, including odorant-binding proteins
located in the nasal epithelium and mucus, participate in a series of processes modulating …

Dietary Sucrose Determines Stress Resistance, Oxidative Damages, and Antioxidant Defense System in Drosophila

O Strilbytska, T Strutynska, U Semaniuk… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Varied nutritional interventions affect lifespan and metabolic health. Abundant experimental
evidence indicates that the carbohydrate restriction in the diet induces changes to support …

Role of human salivary enzymes in bitter taste perception

M Schwartz, H Brignot, G Feron, T Hummel, Y Zhu… - Food chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
The molecules that elicit taste sensation are perceived by interacting with the taste receptors
located in the taste buds. Enzymes involved in the detoxification processes are found in …

[HTML][HTML] Hsp70 affects memory formation and behaviorally relevant gene expression in Drosophila melanogaster

OG Zatsepina, EA Nikitina, VY Shilova… - Cell Stress and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Heat shock proteins, in particular Hsp70, play a central role in proteostasis in eukaryotic
cells. Due to its chaperone properties, Hsp70 is involved in various processes after stress …

Metabolization and sequestration of plant specialized metabolites in insect herbivores: Current and emerging approaches

AM Jeckel, F Beran, T Züst, G Younkin… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Herbivorous insects encounter diverse plant specialized metabolites (PSMs) in their diet,
that have deterrent, anti-nutritional, or toxic properties. Understanding how they cope with …