The lepidopteran model silkworm, Bombyx mori, is an important economic insect. Viruses
cause serious economic losses in sericulture; thus, the economic importance of these …

Discovered two decades ago, Piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) play critical roles in gene
regulation, transposon element repression, and antiviral defense. Dysregulation of piRNAs …

PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are a class of small non-coding RNAs (sncRNAs) that
perform crucial biological functions in metazoans and defend against transposable elements …

Most Drosophila transposable elements are LTR retrotransposons, some of which belong to
the genus Errantivirus and share structural and functional characteristics with vertebrate …

Invasive insects cost the global economy around USD 70 billion per year. Moreover,
increasing agricultural insect pests raise concerns about global food security constraining …

The midgut is an important barrier against microorganism invasion and proliferation, yet is
the first tissue encountered when a baculovirus naturally invades the host. However, only …

ABSTRACT RNA interference (RNAi)-mediated gene silencing can be used to control
specific insect pest populations. Unfortunately, the variable efficiency in the knockdown …

Murine neural stem cells (NSCs) were recently shown to release piRNA-containing
exosomes/microvesicles (Ex/Mv) for exerting antiviral immunity, but it remains unknown if …

As filter-feeding bivalves, mussels have been traditionally studied as possible vectors of
different bacterial or viral pathogens. The absence of a known viral pathogen in these …

Background Mating induces behavioral and physiological changes in the arbovirus vector
Aedes aegypti, including stimulation of egg development and oviposition, increased …