funded by a Talent Research Project of Anhui Agricultural University(rc342219);by an Anhui Province Key R&D Project(202204c06020020).
The yellow gene family plays a crucial role in insect pigmentation.It has potential for use as a visible marker gene in genetic manipulation and transgenic engineering in several model and non-model insects.Sadly,yell...
This work was supported by STI 2030-Major Projects(2022ZD04021);Shenzhen Science and Technology Program(Grant No.KQTD20180411143628272);the Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
Understanding the genetic basis of adaptive evolution following habitat expan-sion can have important implications for pest management.The pink rice borer(PRB),Sesamia inferens(Walker),is a destructive pest of rice th...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant no.31970460,32170483);the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province(grant no.LR22C040001);the Zhejiang Provincial Science and Technology Plans(2021C02072-6);the Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory Construction Plans(2020E10025).
Lipocalins exhibit functional diversity,including roles in retinol transport,invertebrate cryptic coloration,and stress response.However,genome-wide identification and characterization of lipocalin in the insect linea...
This research was funded by grants from the National Key R&D Program of China(No,2019YFD1002100);National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.31901941 and No.31970474);Natural Science Foun-dation of Guangdong Province(No.202102020966);China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2020M682752).The authors are grateful for the generous gift of S.litura nucleopolyhedrovirus(SpItNPV)from Professor Kai Yang at Sun Yat-Sen University,Nomuruea rileyi(Nr06)from Professor Xusheng Liu at Central China Normal University,and Bacillus thuringiensis(WB9)from Professor Xiong Guan at Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University.
Basic helix-loop-helix(bHLH)transcription factors play an important role in a wide range of metabolic and developmental processes in eukaryotes,and bHLH proteins also participate in immune responses,especially in plan...
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation for the Youth of China(31301716).
Krotzkopf verkehrt(kkv)is a key enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of chitin,an important component of the Drosophila epidermis,trachea,and other tissues.Here,we report the use of comprehensive RNA interference(RNAi)...
This research is supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2019YFD1002100);National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.31901941 and No.31970474);Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(2020JJ4178).
Cadherin,aminopeptidase N(APN)and alkaline phosphatase(ALP)have been characterized as Cry receptors.In this study,comparative genomic analysis of the 3 receptor families was performed in 7 insects.ALPs and APNs are di...
funded by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31572464,31772679,and 32070496);the Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing(cstc2019jcyj-msxmX0446);the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(XDJK2020C008).
Transcription factor Broad Complex(BR-C)is an ecdysone primary response gene in insects and participates in the regulation of insect growth and development.In this study,we performed a genome-wide identification of BR...
supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(2019YFD1002100);China Agriculture Research System(CARS-24-C-02);the Science and Technology Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences(CAAS-ASTIP-IVFCAAS);he Beijing Key Laboratory for Pest Control and Sustainable Cultivation of Vegetables.
The invasive pest whitefly(Bemisia tabaci)is a complex species,of which Middle East-Minor Asia 1(MEAM1)and Mediterranean(MED)are the two most damaging members.Previous research showed that cabbage is frequently infest...
National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.31601893,31572326 and 31572467);Young Talents Training Program of Jiangsu University,and Postgraduate Research&Practice Inno-vation Program of Jiangsu Province(KYCX19_1576).
Long non-coding RNAs(lncRNAs)are poorly understood in insects.In this study,we performed genome-wide analysis of lncRNAs in Tribolium castaneum by RNA-seq.In total,4516 lncRNA transcripts corresponding to 3917 genes w...
the Qingdao Agricultural University Highlevel Talent Fund(665-1117002;663-1119002);Qingdao Agricultural University Graduate Innovation Program(QYC201809);the National Nature Science Foundation of China(31901948).
Insect neuropeptides play an important role in regulating physiological functions such as growth,development,behavior and reproduction.We identified temperaturesensitive neuropeptides and receptor genes of the cotton ...