Response Mechanisms of Invertebrates to Bacillus thuringiensis and Its Pesticidal Proteins

D Pinos, A Andrés-Garrido, J Ferré… - Microbiology and …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Extensive use of chemical insecticides adversely affects both environment and human
health. One of the most popular biological pest control alternatives is bioinsecticides based …

Protease inhibitors: recent advancement in its usage as a potential biocontrol agent for insect pest management

S Singh, A Singh, S Kumar, P Mittal, IK Singh - Insect science, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Plant‐derived protease inhibitors (PIs) are a promising defensin for crop improvement and
insect pest management. Although agronomist made significant efforts in utilizing PIs for …

[图书][B] Insect pathology

FE Vega, HK Kaya - 2012 - books.google.com
The first edition of Tanada and Kaya's Insect Pathology is the standard reference in the field
for researchers and both undergraduate and graduate students and is well known …

Microbial biopesticides: opportunities and challenges.

OK Opender Koul - Cabi Reviews, 2012 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Pesticides based on microorganisms and their products have proven to be highly effective,
species specific and eco-friendly in nature, leading to their adoption in pest management …

Protease inhibitors: an induced plant defense mechanism against herbivores

PA Divekar, V Rani, S Majumder, SG Karkute… - Journal of Plant Growth …, 2023 - Springer
Plants have evolved with various effective mechanisms to defend themselves against
herbivores, and one such mechanism is the production of protease inhibitors that disrupt …

A gut-specific chitinase gene essential for regulation of chitin content ofáperitrophic matrix and growth of Ostrinia nubilalis larvae

C Khajuria, LL Buschman, MS Chen… - Insect biochemistry and …, 2010 - Elsevier
Chitinases belong to a large and diverse family of hydrolytic enzymes that break down
glycosidic bonds of chitin. However, very little is known about the function of chitinase genes …

Population-level transcriptome sequencing of nonmodel organisms Erynnis propertius and Papilio zelicaon

ST O'Neil, JDK Dzurisin, RD Carmichael, NF Lobo… - BMC genomics, 2010 - Springer
Background Several recent studies have demonstrated the use of Roche 454 sequencing
technology for de novo transcriptome analysis. Low error rates and high coverage also allow …

Midgut transcriptome profiling of Anoplophora glabripennis, a lignocellulose degrading cerambycid beetle

ED Scully, K Hoover, JE Carlson, M Tien, SM Geib - BMC genomics, 2013 - Springer
Background Wood-feeding insects often work in collaboration with microbial symbionts to
degrade lignin biopolymers and release glucose and other fermentable sugars from …

Digestion-related proteins in the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta

Z Miao, X Cao, H Jiang - Insect biochemistry and molecular biology, 2020 - Elsevier
Food digestion is vital for the survival and prosperity of insects. Research on insect digestive
enzymes yields knowledge of their structure and function, and potential targets of …

RNAi‐mediated knockdown of a Spodoptera frugiperda trypsin‐like serine‐protease gene reduces susceptibility to a Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ca1 protoxin

L Rodríguez–Cabrera… - Environmental …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
SfT6 has been identified in a subtracted cDNA library of Spodoptera frugiperda larval midgut
transcripts as a serine‐protease gene downregulated within 24 h of intoxication with Bacillus …