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(32221004,32172458,and 32372600);the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2023M733828);the earmarked fund for CARS(CARS-23),the Central Public-interest Scientific Institution Basal Research Fund(Y2024XK01);the Beijing Key Laboratory for Pest Control and Sustainable Cultivation of Vegetables,and the Innovation Program of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences(CAAS-CSCB-202303).
Mounting evidence suggests that insect hormones associated with growth and development also participate in pathogen defense.We have discovered a previously undescribed midgut transcriptional control pathway that modul...
supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (2022YFE0196200);the National Natural Science Foundation of China–Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft of Germany (31761133021);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31970469 and 31701794);the earmarked fund for Modern Agro-industry Technology Research System, China (2023CYJSTX01-20);the Scientific and Technological Innovation Programs of Higher Education Institutions in Shanxi, China (2017104);the Fund for Shanxi “1331 Project”, China
Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 2(LRP2)is a multifunctional endocytic receptor expressed in epithelial cells.In mammals,it acts as an endocytic receptor that mediates the cellular uptake of cholestero...
supported by the National Joint Fund for Regional Innovation and Development(U22A20481);the Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture Project(NT2021003);the National High-Level Talent Special Support Plan(2020)to BLQ and China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2022M711208)to CFG。
The Asian citrus psyllid,Diaphorina citri Kuwayama,is among the most im-portant pests of citrus.It is the main vector of the Huanglongbing(HLB)pathogen Can-didatus Liberibacter asiaticus(CLas),which causes severe loss...
financially supported by funding from the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation,China(2019B151502052);the Program of Science and Technology of Guangzhou,China(202002030295)。
Chemical insecticides targeting the digestive system of diamondback moth(DBM),Plutella xylostella,have not been developed.The discovery of an insecticide with novel mode of action is a challenge for the control of DBM...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant numbers 31972619 and 31772675);the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province(grant number LZ20C170001);support of qRT-PCR analyses from the Experimental Teaching Center,College of Animal Sciences,Zhejiang University.
Insect midgut plays a central role in food digestion and nutrition absorption.Larval silkworm midgut could be divided into 3 distinct regions based on their morphological colors.However,it remains rudimentary of regio...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31872972,31830076);the Shenzhen Science and Technology Program(KQTD20180411143628272).
Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases(LPMOs)are important enzymes that boost the hydrolysis of recalcitrant polysaccharides,such as chitin.They are found extensively in different insect species and are classified as aux...
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC31730074).The authors de-clare that they have no conflicts of interest with the con-tents of this article.
Disruption of morphogenesis,an essential process in organismal development,can lead to disruption of biological processes,reduction in fitness,or even death of an organism.The roles of lethal giant larvae(Lgl)protein ...
This work was supported by Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais(FAPEMIG),Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Teenologico(CNPq),Instituto Nacional de Ciencia e Teenologia-Entomologia Molecular(INCT-EM),and Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior(CAPES).
The sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis is the main vector of Leishmania infantum in the Americas.Female sand flies ingest sugar-rich solutions and blood,which are digested in the midgut.Digestion of nutrients is an essent...
This study was supported by the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(LY20C140004);the National Science and Technology Major Project of China(2016ZX08001001);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31501669);the earmarked fund for China Agriculture Research System(CARS-01-36).
Midgut juice plays an important role in food digestion and detoxification in insects.In order to understand the potential of midgut juice of Cnaphalocrocis medinalis(Guenée)to degrade Bt proteins,the enzymatic activi...