Silencing gut genes associated with the peritrophic matrix ofReticulitermes flavipes(Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae) increases susceptibility to termiticides

Biosynthesis, Turnover, and Functions of Chitin in Insects

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Chitin is a necessary component to maintain the barrier function of the peritrophic matrix in the insect midgut

(2015) Marco Kelkenberg et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Engineered chloroplast dsRNA silencescytochrome p450 monooxygenase,V-ATPaseandchitin synthasegenes in the insect gut and disruptsHelicoverpa armigeralarval development and pupation

(2015) Shuangxia Jin et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Molecular Signatures of Nicotinoid-Pathogen Synergy in the Termite Gut

(2015) Ruchira Sen et al.   PLoS One

RNAa in action: From the exception to the norm

(2015) Dan Guo et al.   RNA Biology

Two essential peritrophic matrix proteins mediate matrix barrier functions in the insect midgut

(2014) Sinu Agrawal et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Characterization of a midgut-specific chitin synthase gene (LmCHS2) responsible for biosynthesis of chitin of peritrophic matrix in Locusta migratoria

(2012) Xiaojian Liu et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

In vitroandin vivoapplication of RNA interference for targeting genes involved in peritrophic matrix synthesis in a lepidopteran system

(2012) Umut Toprak et al.   Insect Science

Chitin synthesis inhibitors: old molecules and new developments

(2012) Hans Merzendorfer   Insect Science

Primer3—new capabilities and interfaces

(2012) Andreas Untergasser et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Characterizing the Mechanism of Action of Double-Stranded RNA Activity against Western Corn Rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte)

(2012) Renata Bolognesi et al.   PLoS One

RNA Interference of Four Genes in Adult Bactrocera dorsalis by Feeding Their dsRNAs

(2011) Xiaoxue Li et al.   PLoS One

Chitosan/double-stranded RNA nanoparticle-mediated RNA interference to silence chitin synthase genes through larval feeding in the African malaria mosquito (Anopheles gambiae)

(2010) X. Zhang et al.   INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Ingested RNA interference for managing the populations of the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata

(2010) Fang Zhu et al.   PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Beyond Drosophila: RNAi In Vivo and Functional Genomics in Insects

(2009) Xavier Bellés   Annual Review of Entomology

Ingested double-stranded RNAs can act as species-specific insecticides

(2009) Steven Whyard et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

RNA-directed DNA methylation induces transcriptional activation in plants

(2009) K. Shibuya et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

New Insights into Peritrophic Matrix Synthesis, Architecture, and Function

(2008) Dwayne Hegedus et al.   Annual Review of Entomology

RNA interference in the termite Reticulitermes flavipes through ingestion of double-stranded RNA

(2008) Xuguo Zhou et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Chitin synthases are required for survival, fecundity and egg hatch in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum

(2008) Yasuyuki Arakane et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

RNA interference-mediated knockdown of a cytochrome P450, CYP6BG1, from the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella, reduces larval resistance to permethrin

(2008) Ma. Anita M. Bautista et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

A water-specific aquaporin involved in aphid osmoregulation

(2008) A.J. Shakesby et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Chitin in the Peritrophic Membrane of Acarus siro (Acari: Acaridae) as a Target for Novel Acaricides

(2008) Jan Sobotnik et al.   JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY

Peritrophic membrane role in enhancing digestive efficiency

(2008) Renata Bolognesi et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY

A Naturally Occurring Plant Cysteine Protease Possesses Remarkable Toxicity against Insect Pests and Synergizes Bacillus thuringiensis Toxin

(2008) Srinidi Mohan et al.   PLoS One

RNAi-mediated crop protection against insects

(2008) Daniel R.G. Price et al.   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY