Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.32172954,32373121);the Key Research and Development Project of Hebei Province(No.22323201D);the Science and Technology Project of Hebei Education Department(No.ZD 2022093);the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province(Nos.D2022201003,D2023201002);the Hangzhou Qianjiang Special Expert fund for Prof.Jiquan ZHANG。
The body surface of crustaceans is covered with a sturdy shell.The growth and development of crustaceans are realized through molting.Neocaridina denticulata sinensis is a suitable candidate for crustacean scientific ...
supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant no.32272523);the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province,China(grant no.2023A1515010178);the Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture Project(grant no.NT2021003).
Molting and metamorphosis are important physiological processes in insects that are tightly controlled by ecdysone receptor(EcR)through the 20-hydroxyecdysone(20E)signaling pathway.EcR is a steroid nuclear receptor(SR...
The ubiquitously expressed transmembrane enzyme Na,K-ATPase(NKA)is vital in maintaining functionality of cells.The association of α-and β-subunits is believed to be essential for forming a functional enzyme.In the l...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32070012)。
As intracellular fatty acid(FA) carriers,FA-binding proteins(FABPs) widely participate in the absorption,transport,and metabolism of FAs.It is a key protein in insect lipid metabolism and plays an important role in va...
supported by grants from the Na-tional Natural Science Foundation of China to Bin Li(31872970&31572326);Postgraduate Scientific Re-search Innovation Plan Project of Jiangsu Province(KYCX18_I 195);Nanjing Normal University Out-standing Doctoral Dissertation Cultivation Program(YBPYI8_001)to Jia Xie.
Cuticle is not only critical for protecting insects from noxious stimuli but is also involved in a variety of metabolic activities.Cuticular proteins(CPs)affect cuticle structure and mechanical properties during insec...
supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(2019YFD1002100);National Natural Science Foundation(31871969);the earmarked fund for Modern Agro-industry(Citrus)Technology Research System of China(CARS-26).
Spider mites have one ecdysone receptor(EcR)and multiple retinoid X receptors(RXRs).However,the function of these RXRs in spider mite development is unknown.Here,we screened the expression dynamics of two PcRXR isofor...
This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.31730074,31761133021,31802018,31320103921);the Program for Top Young Academic Leaders of Higher Learning Institutions of Shanxi Province(TYAL)2017,Key Research and Development Program of Shanxi Province(201803D221004-5);The Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province,China(201801D221247).
Cytochrome P450 monooxygenases(CYPs)play essential physiological functions in insects.CYP303A1 is highly conserved in insect species studied to date,and shows an indispensable role for adult eclosion in both Locusta m...
the National Key R&D Program of China(2017YFD0201207);Natural Science Foundation of China(31402015,31830076);the Open Research Project from State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests(SKLOF201801);the Shenzhen Science and Technology Program(KQTD20180411143628272).
The insect group ll chitinase(ChtIl,also known as Cht10)is a unique chitinasewith multiple catalytic and chitin-binding domains.It has been proven genetically to be anessential chitinase for molting.However,Chtll's ro...
The National Key R&D Program of China under contract No.2019YFD0901404;the National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract No.41876141;the Program for Professor of Special Appointment(Eastern Scholar)at Shanghai Institutions of Higher Learning under contract No.0810000243;the Shanghai Pujiang Program under contract No.18PJ1404100;the Shanghai Science and Technology Innovation Action Plan under contract No.19DZ1207502;Programs Foundation of Ministry of Education of China under contract No.20133104120001。
The analysis of growth bands in the eyestalk has been increasingly used for estimating crustacean ageing and molting.In this study,we developed an effective method to process and observe the eyestalk microstructure of...
The vacuolar (H+)-ATPases (V-ATPases) are ATP-driven proton pumps with multiple functions in many organisms. In this study, we performed structural and functional analysis of vha55 gene that encodes V-ATPase subunit B...