Interactions between Spinacia oleracea and Bradysia impatiens: a role for phytoecdysteroids.

abstract：:Two blue-pigment binding proteins, BP1 and BP2, are present in larval and pupal haemolymph of cabbage white butterfly, Pieris rapae, and fluctuate in expression during development. Both BP1 and BP2 are found in pupal haemolymph in varying proportions as well as in adult haemolymph, while only small amounts of BP2 are ...

journal_title：Archives of insect biochemistry and physiology

authors： Choi CW,Nam KP,Seo DH,Choi JW,Lee CS,Kim HR,Yun CY

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), a mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), plays roles in a variety of cellular responses. However, limited information is available on the relationship between ERKs and environmental stresses. In this report, an ERK gene, AccERK2, was cloned and characterized from Apis cer...

journal_title：Archives of insect biochemistry and physiology

authors： Li Y,Zhang L,Kang M,Guo X,Baohua Xu

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine differential gene expression profiles in the venom gland and sac (gland/sac) of a solitary hunting wasp species, Orancistrocerus drewseni Saussure (1857), a subtractive cDNA library was constructed by suppression subtractive hybridization. A total of 498 expressed sequence tags (EST) were clustered and as...

journal_title：Archives of insect biochemistry and physiology

authors： Baek JH,Woo TH,Kim CB,Park JH,Kim H,Lee S,Lee SH

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Host cytoskeletons facilitate the entry, replication, and egress of viruses because cytoskeletons are essential for viral survival. One mechanism of resisting viral infections involves regulating cytoskeletal polymerization/depolymerization. However, the molecular mechanisms of regulating these changes in cytoskeleton...

journal_title：Archives of insect biochemistry and physiology

authors： Zhang X,Chen M,Ma X,Zhao X,Wang J,Shao H,Song Q,Stanley D

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first day of adult life is the sensitive stage for shifting migrants into the resident morphs of the oriental armyworm (OAW), Mythimna separata (Walker). The juvenile hormone (JH) titer, expression of the allatotropin (AT) gene, and their relationship were investigated in adult female migrants starved in the sensi...

journal_title：Archives of insect biochemistry and physiology

authors： Zhang L,Luo L,Jiang X

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calyx fluid and venom from the braconid parasitoid Microplitis demolitor differentially affected the development of Pseudoplusia includens and Heliothis virescens. P. includens exhibited delays in larval development, supernumerary instars, and formed larval-pupal intermediates when injected with 0.01-0.10 wasp equival...

journal_title：Archives of insect biochemistry and physiology

authors： Strand MR,Dover BA

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have used a parasitoid wasp Drosophila melanogaster system to investigate the relationship between the humoral and cellular immune responses in insects. Expression of the gene encoding diptericin, an antibacterial peptide in various D. melanogaster strains parasitized by several species of parasitoid wasps, was stu...

journal_title：Archives of insect biochemistry and physiology

authors： Benassi V,Coustau C,Carton Y

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Larvae of Chironomus riparius respond to ion-poor and brackish water (IPW, BW) conditions by activating ion uptake mechanisms in the anal papillae and reducing ion absorption at the rectum, respectively. The role that the Malpighian tubules play in ion and osmoregulation under these conditions is not known in this spe...

journal_title：Archives of insect biochemistry and physiology

authors： Zadeh-Tahmasebi M,Bui P,Donini A

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enzymes associated with glycogen metabolism and glycerol synthesis in larvae of the Shonai ecotype of the rice stem borer, Chilo suppressalis, were investigated over the winter in 2000-2001. Glycerol content was scarcely detected in September and October, rapidly increased in November and December, peaked in January, ...

journal_title：Archives of insect biochemistry and physiology

authors： Li YP,Ding L,Goto M

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The oral toxicity of the C-type allatostatin, Manduca sexta allatostatin (Manse-AS) and the analogue δR³δR⁵Manse-AS, where R residues were replaced by their D-isomers, were tested against the peach-potato aphid Myzus persicae by incorporation into an artificial diet. Both peptides had significant dose-dependent effect...

journal_title：Archives of insect biochemistry and physiology

authors： Matthews HJ,Down RE,Audsley N

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drosophila melanogaster glutathione S-transferase D3 (DmGSTD3) has a shorter amino acid sequence as compared to other GSTs known in the fruit flies. This is due to the 15 amino acid N-terminal truncation in which normally active amino acid residue is located. The work has made use of homology modeling to visualize the...

journal_title：Archives of insect biochemistry and physiology

authors： Vignesvaran K,Alias Z

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insect chitinases are a multigene family that is encoded by a rather large and diverse group of genes. The main function of chitinases is to digest the chitin contained in tissues such as the cuticles and gut lining during molting. In this study, we examined the role of a chitinase (SeChi) and a bacterial type chitina...

journal_title：Archives of insect biochemistry and physiology

authors： Zhang D,Chen J,Yao Q,Pan Z,Chen J,Zhang W

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have demonstrated that interaction between various agrochemicals and soil microorganisms may either slow down or enhance processes of degradation. Soil disinfestation is employed for the control of soil-borne pathogens and weeds. Soil application of such broad-spectrum biocides, as well as some more sel...

journal_title：Archives of insect biochemistry and physiology

authors： Aharonson N,Katan J

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among insects, lifespans vary over a broad range, from the short-lived mayflies to the 17-year periodical cicadas. Generally, lifespans are determined by a phase in life, the reproductive lifespan, which varies among species. Numerous pathways, such as the insulin/insulin-like growth factor signaling pathway, the targ...

journal_title：Archives of insect biochemistry and physiology

authors： Xiong S,Yu K,Ye X,Fang Q,Deng Y,Xiao S,Yang L,Wang B,Wang F,Yan Z,Wang F,Song Q,Stanley DW,Ye G

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Superoxide anion (O(-) (2)) and nitric oxide (NO) generation in Dactylopius coccus hemolymph obtained by perfusion and activated with zymosan was studied. Activated hemolymph reduced 3-[4,5 dimethylthiazolil-2]-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide. This reduction was prevented by superoxide dismutase (SOD) indicating O(-)...

journal_title：Archives of insect biochemistry and physiology

authors： García-Gil De Muñoz F,Lanz-Mendoza H,Hernández-Hernández FC

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of Habrobracon brevicornis venom to elevate the nutritional suitability of a host by affecting the host larvae fat body condition was studied. To understand whether H. brevicornis crude venom impacts the host biochemical profile, the concentrations of total lipids and main sugars in the host larvae lymph w...

journal_title：Archives of insect biochemistry and physiology

authors： Kryukova NA,Mozhaytseva KA,Rotskaya UN,Glupov VV

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Destruxins have been implicated in the infection process by entomopathogenic fungi and have been also found to be highly toxic when applied topically or ingested by different insect species. To gain insight into the mechanism of action of this toxin on insect internal organs, we have evaluated the effects of destruxin...

journal_title：Archives of insect biochemistry and physiology

authors： Ruiz-Sanchez E,O'Donnell MJ

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pheromone titer in moths is a product of three processes occurring in or at the surface of the pheromone gland: biosynthesis, release, and intraglandular degradation, of pheromone. Changes in titers of sex pheromone, the fatty acyl pheromone analog (FAPA), and tetradecanoate, a pheromone biosynthetic intermediate, wer...

journal_title：Archives of insect biochemistry and physiology

authors： Foster SP

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pyrethroid esterases of Trichoplusia ni, Spodoptera littoralis and Bemisia tabaci hydrolyze the trans-isomers of various pyrethroids more extensively than the cis-isomers. Profenofos fed to T. ni larvae at a level inhibiting the gut pyrethroid esterases by 65% with trans-permethrin and of 95% with cis-cypermethrin inc...

journal_title：Archives of insect biochemistry and physiology

authors： Ishaaya I

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have employed the proteomic approach in combination with mass spectrometry to study the immune response of honey bee workers at different developmental stages. Analysis of the hemolymph proteins of noninfected, mock-infected and immune-challenged individuals by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis showed differences ...

journal_title：Archives of insect biochemistry and physiology

authors： Randolt K,Gimple O,Geissendörfer J,Reinders J,Prusko C,Mueller MJ,Albert S,Tautz J,Beier H

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Molting is the result of the expression of a cascade of genes that is sequentially both up and down-regulated by the molting hormone, 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E), which is secreted as a pulse during each instar. Benzoyl hydrazine analogs of 20E act like the native molting hormone at the molecular level by binding with th...

journal_title：Archives of insect biochemistry and physiology

authors： Retnakaran A,Krell P,Feng Q,Arif B

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A trypsin inhibitor purified from the seeds of the Manila tamarind, Pithecellobium dulce (PDTI), was studied for its effects on growth parameters and developmental stages of Helicoverpa armigera. PDTI exhibited inhibitory activity against bovine trypsin (∼86%; ∼1.33 ug/ml IC50). The inhibitory activity of PDTI was una...

journal_title：Archives of insect biochemistry and physiology

authors： Pandey PK,Singh D,Jamal F

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Arctic springtail, Megaphorura arctica, survives sub-zero temperatures in a dehydrated state via trehalose-dependent cryoprotective dehydration. Regulation of trehalose biosynthesis is complex; based in part on studies in yeast and fungi, its connection with oxidative stress caused by exposure of cells to oxidants...

journal_title：Archives of insect biochemistry and physiology

authors： Grubor-Lajšić G,Petri ET,Kojić D,Purać J,Popović ZD,Worland RM,Clark MS,Mojović M,Blagojević DP

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chitin synthase catalyzes chitin synthesis in the exoskeleton, tracheal system and gut during insect development. A chitin synthase 1 (CfCHS1) cDNA was identified and cloned from the spruce budworm, Choristoneura fumiferana. The CfCHS1 cDNA is 5,300 bp in length and codes a 1,564-amino acid protein with a molecular ma...

journal_title：Archives of insect biochemistry and physiology

authors： Ampasala DR,Zheng S,Zhang D,Ladd T,Doucet D,Krell PJ,Retnakaran A,Feng Q

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study dietary pH effects on Lymantria dispar asiatica larvae and provide a theoretical basis for its control in different forests, phosphate buffers (PBs) of pH 6, 7, and 8 were used to prepare experimental diets. The diet prepared with pH 6 PB was named as DPB6, with pH 8 PB as DPB8, and with pH 7 PB as DPB7 (cont...

journal_title：Archives of insect biochemistry and physiology

authors： Zeng JY,Shi JH,Guo JX,Shi ZB,Zhang GC,Zhang J

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cDNA clone encoding a small GTP binding protein (Brho) was isolated from an embryonic cDNA library of Bombyx mori that encoded a polypeptide with 202 amino acids sharing 60-80% similarity with the Rho1 family of GTP binding proteins. The effector site and one of the guanine nucleotide binding sites differed from oth...

journal_title：Archives of insect biochemistry and physiology

authors： Uno T,Nakasuji A,Hara W,Aizono Y

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata [Say]) is an insect pest that can significantly harm potato plants worldwide. Control of this insect relies heavily on chemical insecticides such as chlorantraniliprole. Nevertheless, the complete molecular signature associated with response to this compound is lac...

journal_title：Archives of insect biochemistry and physiology

authors： Dumas P,Sambou M,Gaudet JD,Morin MD,Moffat CE,Boquel S,Jr Morin P

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bostrichiformia is the less known major series of Coleoptera regarding digestive physiology. The midgut of Dermestes maculatus has a cylindrical ventriculus with anterior caeca. There is no cell differentiation along the ventriculus, except for the predominance of cells undergoing apocrine secretion in the anterior re...

journal_title：Archives of insect biochemistry and physiology

authors： Caldeira W,Dias AB,Terra WR,Ribeiro AF

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lysibia nana is a solitary, secondary idiobiont hyperparasitoid that attacks newly cocooned pre-pupae and pupae of several closely related gregarious endoparasitoids in the genus Cotesia, including C. glomerata. Prior to oviposition, the female wasp injects paralysing venom into the host, thus preventing further devel...

journal_title：Archives of insect biochemistry and physiology

authors： Harvey JA,Vet LE,Witjes LM,Bezemer TM

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The yolk platelets from Rhodnius prolixus, a blood-sucking bug, are composed mostly of vitellin and here are shown to contain at least two hydrolytic enzymes, a phosphatase and a cathepsin D-like proteinase. Both the proteinase and the phosphatase have an acid pH optimum. No hydrolytic activity was observed under alka...

journal_title：Archives of insect biochemistry and physiology

authors： Nussenzveig RH,Oliveira PL,Masuda H

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00