Something old, something new, something borrowed, something red: the origin of ecologically relevant novelties in Hemiptera

Cuticular Structure Proteomics in the Pea Aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum Reveals New Plant Virus Receptor Candidates at the Tip of Maxillary Stylets

(2020) Maëlle Deshoux et al.   JOURNAL OF PROTEOME RESEARCH

Complex evolution of insect insulin receptors and homologous decoy receptors, and functional significance of their multiplicity

(2020) Vlastimil Smýkal et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Parental silencing of a horizontally transferred carotenoid desaturase gene causes a reduction of red pigment and fitness in the pea aphid

(2020) Bi‐Yue Ding et al.   PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Synteny-based analyses indicate that sequence divergence is not the main source of orphan genes

(2020) Nikolaos Vakirlis et al.   eLife

Sensory armature and stylets of the mouthparts of Stephanitis nashi (Hemiptera: Cimicomorpha: Tingidae), their morphology and function

(2020) Yan Wang et al.   MICRON

Selection following gene duplication shapes recent genome evolution in the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum

(2020) Rosa Fernández et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Chromosome‐level assembly of the melon thrips genome yields insights into evolution of a sap‐sucking lifestyle and pesticide resistance

(2020) Shao‐Kun Guo et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

The miR-9b microRNA mediates dimorphism and development of wing in aphids

(2020) Feng Shang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

An aphid RNA transcript migrates systemically within plants and is a virulence factor

(2020) Yazhou Chen et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The genome sequence of the grape phylloxera provides insights into the evolution, adaptation, and invasion routes of an iconic pest

(2020) Claude Rispe et al.   BMC BIOLOGY

High-Efficiency CRISPR/Cas9 Mutagenesis of the white Gene in the Milkweed Bug Oncopeltus fasciatus

(2020) Katie Reding et al.   GENETICS

Biotin provisioning by horizontally transferred genes from bacteria confers animal fitness benefits

(2020) Fei-Rong Ren et al.   ISME Journal

Chromosomal‐level genomes of three rice planthoppers provide new insights into sex chromosome evolution

(2020) Weihua Ma et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Chromosome-scale genome assemblies of aphids reveal extensively rearranged autosomes and long-term conservation of the X chromosome

(2020) Thomas C Mathers et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Current scenario of RNAi ‐based hemipteran control

(2020) Ritesh G Jain et al.   PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Genes with spiralian-specific protein motifs are expressed in spiralian ciliary bands

(2020) Longjun Wu et al.   Nature Communications

Whitefly genomes contain ribotoxin coding genes acquired from plants

(2020) Walter J. Lapadula et al.   Scientific Reports

Duplication and expression of horizontally transferred polygalacturonase genes is associated with host range expansion of mirid bugs

(2019) Pengjun Xu et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

A polymer/detergent formulation improves dsRNA penetration through the body wall and RNAi-induced mortality in the soybean aphid Aphis glycines

(2019) Yang Zheng et al.   PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Exaggeration and cooption of innate immunity for social defense

(2019) Mayako Kutsukake et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A Laterally Transferred Viral Gene Modifies Aphid Wing Plasticity

(2019) Benjamin J. Parker et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

An integrated protocol for targeted mutagenesis with CRISPR-Cas9 system in the pea aphid

(2019) G. Le Trionnaire et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Horizontal Transfer of Bacterial Cytolethal Distending Toxin B Genes to Insects

(2019) Kirsten I Verster et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Peptidoglycan Production by an Insect-Bacterial Mosaic

(2019) DeAnna C. Bublitz et al.   CELL

Expression profiling of winged‐ and wingless‐destined pea aphid embryos implicates insulin/insulin growth factor signaling in morph differences

(2019) Mary E. Grantham et al.   EVOLUTION & DEVELOPMENT

Extracellular endonucleases in the midgut of Myzus persicae may limit the efficacy of orally delivered RNAi

(2019) Amol Bharat Ghodke et al.   Scientific Reports

Co-option of wing-patterning genes underlies the evolution of the treehopper helmet

(2019) Cera R. Fisher et al.   Nature Ecology & Evolution

Giant fish-killing water bug reveals ancient and dynamic venom evolution in Heteroptera

(2018) Andrew A. Walker et al.   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES

Fast Evolution and Lineage-Specific Gene Family Expansions of Aphid Salivary Effectors Driven by Interactions with Host-Plants

(2018) Hélène Boulain et al.   Genome Biology and Evolution

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knockout of two eye pigmentation genes in the brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens (Hemiptera: Delphacidae)

(2018) Wen-Hua Xue et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Host quality induces phenotypic plasticity in a wing polyphenic insect

(2018) Xinda Lin et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Manipulation of insulin signaling phenocopies evolution of a host-associated polyphenism

(2018) Meghan M. Fawcett et al.   Nature Communications

Reconstruction of the ancestral metazoan genome reveals an increase in genomic novelty

(2018) Jordi Paps et al.   Nature Communications

The distinct roles of insulin signaling in polyphenic development

(2018) H Frederik Nijhout et al.   Current Opinion in Insect Science

By land, air, and sea: hemipteran diversity through the genomic lens

(2018) Kristen A Panfilio et al.   Current Opinion in Insect Science

Identification and functional analysis of the doublesex gene in the sexual development of a hemimetabolous insect, the brown planthopper

(2018) Ji-Chong Zhuo et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Liposome encapsulation and EDTA formulation of dsRNA targeting essential genes increase oral RNAi-caused mortality in the Neotropical stink bug Euschistus heros

(2018) Nathaly L. Castellanos et al.   PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

The genome of the water strider Gerris buenoi reveals expansions of gene repertoires associated with adaptations to life on the water

(2018) David Armisén et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Phylogenomics and the evolution of hemipteroid insects

(2018) Kevin P. Johnson et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Melt With This Kiss: Paralyzing and Liquefying Venom of The Assassin BugPristhesancus plagipennis(Hemiptera: Reduviidae)

(2017) Andrew A. Walker et al.   MOLECULAR & CELLULAR PROTEOMICS

Taxon-restricted genes at the origin of a novel trait allowing access to a new environment

(2017) M. Emília Santos et al.   SCIENCE

Genome Wide Mapping of Peptidases in Rhodnius prolixus: Identification of Protease Gene Duplications, Horizontally Transferred Proteases and Analysis of Peptidase A1 Structures, with Considerations on Their Role in the Evolution of Hematophagy in Triatominae

(2017) Bianca S. Henriques et al.   Frontiers in Physiology

Phylloxerids share ancestral carotenoid biosynthesis genes of fungal origin with aphids and adelgids

(2017) Chaoyang Zhao et al.   PLoS One

FOXO links wing form polyphenism and wound healing in the brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens

(2016) Xinda Lin et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

The mid-developmental transition and the evolution of animal body plans

(2016) Michal Levin et al.   NATURE

Repeated replacement of an intrabacterial symbiont in the tripartite nested mealybug symbiosis

(2016) Filip Husnik et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Two insulin receptors determine alternative wing morphs in planthoppers

(2015) Hai-Jun Xu et al.   NATURE

Horizontal gene transfer: building the web of life

(2015) Shannon M. Soucy et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

Ultrabithoraxis essential for bacteriocyte development

(2015) Yu Matsuura et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Horizontal gene transfer and functional diversification of plant cell wall degrading polygalacturonases: Key events in the evolution of herbivory in beetles

(2014) Roy Kirsch et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

The challenge of RNAi-mediated control of hemipterans

(2014) Olivier Christiaens et al.   Current Opinion in Insect Science

Novel Clade of Alphaproteobacterial Endosymbionts Associated with Stinkbugs and Other Arthropods

(2012) Yu Matsuura et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Lateral Transfer of Genes from Fungi Underlies Carotenoid Production in Aphids

(2010) N. A. Moran et al.   SCIENCE

Densovirus induces winged morphs in asexual clones of the rosy apple aphid, Dysaphis plantaginea

(2009) E. V. Ryabov et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A Novel Gene Family Controls Species-Specific Morphological Traits in Hydra

(2008) Konstantin Khalturin et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY