Three perspectives on the prediction of chemical effects in ecosystems

A Schneeweiss, NPD Juvigny‐Khenafou… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The increasing production, use and emission of synthetic chemicals into the environment
represents a major driver of global change. The large number of synthetic chemicals, limited …

Using CRISPR/Cas9 genome modification to understand the genetic basis of insecticide resistance: Drosophila and beyond

V Douris, S Denecke, T Van Leeuwen, C Bass… - Pesticide biochemistry …, 2020 - Elsevier
Chemical insecticides are a major tool for the control of many of the world's most damaging
arthropod pests. However, their intensive application is often associated with the emergence …

[HTML][HTML] Diversity and evolution of the P450 family in arthropods

W Dermauw, T Van Leeuwen, R Feyereisen - Insect biochemistry and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The P450 family (CYP genes) of arthropods encodes diverse enzymes involved in the
metabolism of foreign compounds and in essential endocrine or ecophysiological functions …

Low doses of the neonicotinoid insecticide imidacloprid induce ROS triggering neurological and metabolic impairments in Drosophila

F Martelli, Z Zhongyuan, J Wang… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Declining insect population sizes are provoking grave concern around the world as insects
play essential roles in food production and ecosystems. Environmental contamination by …

Discovery of multitarget inhibitors against insect chitinolytic enzymes via machine learning-based virtual screening

Y Ding, S Chen, H Liu, T Liu… - Journal of Agricultural and …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Multitarget inhibitors of insect chitinolytic enzymes are promising sources of green
insecticides. Machine learning (ML) is an emerging virtual screening method that can …

'What I cannot create, I do not understand': functionally validated synergism of metabolic and target site insecticide resistance

GR Samantsidis, R Panteleri… - … of the Royal …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The putative synergistic action of target-site mutations and enhanced detoxification in
pyrethroid resistance in insects has been hypothesized as a major evolutionary mechanism …

Drosophila melanogaster as a powerful tool for studying insect toxicology

JG Scott, N Buchon - Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, 2019 - Elsevier
Insecticides are valuable and widely used tools for the control of pest insects. Despite the
use of synthetic insecticides for> 50 years, we continue to have a limited understanding of …

The role of ABC transporters in arthropod pesticide toxicity and resistance

D Amezian, R Nauen, T Van Leeuwen - Current Opinion in Insect Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Highlights•ABCC2-and ABCC3-based Cry1 resistance was extended to several Lepidoptera
species.•ABCG modulates cuticle thickness in Culex pipiens and contributes to deltamethrin …

Describing the role of Drosophila melanogaster ABC transporters in insecticide biology using CRISPR-Cas9 knockouts

S Denecke, R Fusetto, P Batterham - Insect biochemistry and molecular …, 2017 - Elsevier
ABC transporters have a well-established role in drug resistance, effluxing xenobiotics from
cells and tissues within the organism. More recently, research has been dedicated to …

Partitioning the roles of CYP6G1 and gut microbes in the metabolism of the insecticide imidacloprid in Drosophila melanogaster

R Fusetto, S Denecke, T Perry, RAJ O'Hair… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Resistance to insecticides through enhanced metabolism is a worldwide problem. The
Cyp6g1 gene of the vinegar fly, Drosophila melanogaster, is a paradigm for the study of …