supported by the Charles University Grant Agency(project GA UK No 338021);the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry,CAS(RVO:61388963).
Kings and queens of termites are endowed with an extraordinary longevity coupled with lifelong fecundity.We recently reported that termite kings and queens dis-play a dramatically increased enzymatic activity and abun...
supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(2022YFD1700200);the Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province,China(20210302123440);the Fund for Shanxi“1331 Project”and the Graduate Education Innovation Project of Shanxi Province,China(2023SJ033).
Syntaxin 1A(Syx1A)has diverse and indispensable functions in animals.Pre-vious studies have mainly focused on the roles of Syx1A in Drosophila,and so how Syx1A operates during the development of other insects remains ...
supported by funds awarded to X.J.by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32070506&32372542).
Insects have to obtain sterols from food due to the inability to synthesize this essential nutrient de novo.For lepidopteran insects,they can convert a variety of phytosterols into cholesterol to meet their growth nee...
supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science,KAKENHI[Grant Number JP17K08157].
Transglutaminase(TGase)is a key enzyme that mediates hemolymph coagulation and is thought to contribute to the elimination of pathogenic microorganisms in invertebrates.The objective of this study was to elucidate the...
supported by the National Science Foundation of China(31925007 and 32000333);the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(BK20221292).
Lipids are an important energy source and are utilized as substrates for various physiological processes in insects.Comparative gene identification 58(CGI-58),also known asα/βhydrolase domain-containing 5(ABHD5),is ...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31972276 and 32272528);the Special Fund for Youth Team of the Southwest Universities(SWU-XJLJ202304).
Psocodean species are emerging as significant sanitary and stored-product pests,posing threats to human health and global food security.Out of an estimated 10000 species,the whole genome sequences of only 4 species ha...
supported by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions,National Natural Science Foundation of China(32170142,81971917,81271792,81471571);Jiangsu Natural Science Foundation(BK20211310),and funding from Suzhou International Joint Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Brain Diseases.
A systems biology approach was employed to gain insight into tick biology and interactions between vectors and pathogens.Haemaphysalis longicornis serves as one of the primary vectors of Babesia microti,significantly ...
funded by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province of China(grant no.BK20230983).
The tetraspanin gene family encodes cell-surface proteins that span the membrane 4 times and play critical roles in a wide range of biological processes across numerous organisms.Recent findings highlight the involvem...
supported by the National Natu-ral Science Foundation of China(32172483);Jiangsu Agriculture Science and Technology Innovation Fund(CX(22)3012);National Key R&D Plan of China(2023YFD1400605).
Vitellogenin receptor(VgR)plays a crucial role in oogenesis by mediating en-docytosis of vitellogenin and a portion of the yolk proteins in many insect species.How-ever,the function of VgR in minute parasitoid wasps i...
supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(2021YFD1400805);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32160625);the Science and Technology Projects in Jiangxi Province(20225BCJ22005)and the China Agriculture Research System:CARS-26.
The Asian citrus psyllid,Diaphorina citri,is the primary vector of the HLB pathogen,Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus(CLas).The acquisition of CLas shortens the developmental period of nymphs,accelerating the emergenc...