Silencing tyrosine hydroxylase or dopa decarboxylase gene disrupts cuticle tanning during larva‐pupa‐adult transformation in Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata

Disruption of kynurenine pathway reveals physiological importance of tryptophan catabolism in Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata

(2021) Long-Ji Ze et al.   AMINO ACIDS

Evo-devo of wing colour patterns in beetles

(2021) Teruyuki Niimi et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN GENETICS & DEVELOPMENT

RNA interference of tyrosine hydroxylase caused rapid mortality by impairing cuticle formation in Nilaparvata lugens (Hemiptera: Delphacidae)

(2020) Shu H Liu et al.   PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Molecular and Potential Regulatory Mechanisms of Melanin Synthesis in Harmonia axyridis

(2020) Da Xiao et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Functional divergence of white genes in Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata revealed by RNA interference

(2020) P. Xu et al.   INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Tyrosine hydroxylase is crucial for pupal pigmentation in Zeugodacus tau (Walker) (Diptera: Tephritidae)

(2019) He-He Zhang et al.   COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

DOPA decarboxylase is essential for cuticle tanning in Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), affecting ecdysis, survival and reproduction

(2019) Marcos Sterkel et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Three Melanin Pathway Genes, TH, yellow, and aaNAT, Regulate Pigmentation in the Twin-Spotted Assassin Bug, Platymeris biguttatus (Linnaeus)

(2019) Yinqiao Zhang et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Gene functions in adult cuticle pigmentation of the yellow mealworm, Tenebrio molitor

(2019) Seulgi Mun et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Melanin Pathway Genes Regulate Color and Morphology of Butterfly Wing Scales

(2018) Yuji Matsuoka et al.   Cell Reports

Characterization of ladybird Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata transcriptomes across various life stages

(2018) Qi-Lin Zhang et al.   Scientific Data

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated Tyrosine hydroxylase knockout resulting in larval lethality in Agrotis ipsilon

(2018) Yang Yang et al.   Insect Science

Selection and Validation of Reference Genes for RT-qPCR Analysis of the Ladybird Beetle Henosepilachna vigintioctomaculata

(2018) Jing Lü et al.   Frontiers in Physiology

Tyrosine hydroxylase coordinates larval-pupal tanning and immunity in oriental fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis )

(2017) Er-Hu Chen et al.   PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Insect cuticular melanins are distinctly different from those of mammalian epidermal melanins

(2017) Hanine Barek et al.   Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research

Arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase 1 gene (TcAANAT1) is required for cuticle morphology and pigmentation of the adult red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum

(2016) Mi Young Noh et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Gene expression changes in the tyrosine metabolic pathway regulate caste-specific cuticular pigmentation of termites

(2016) Yudai Masuoka et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Tyrosine Hydroxylase is crucial for maintaining pupal tanning and immunity in Anopheles sinensis

(2016) Liang Qiao et al.   Scientific Reports

Differential regulation of tyrosine hydroxylase in cuticular melanization and innate immunity in the silkworm Bombyx mori

(2015) Kwang Sik Lee et al.   JOURNAL OF ASIA-PACIFIC ENTOMOLOGY

Immatures of Epilachna Chevrolat (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae, Epilachninae)

(2015) Sonia A. Casari et al.   REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE ENTOMOLOGIA

Differential regulation of tyrosine hydroxylase in cuticular melanization and innate immunity in the silkworm Bombyx mori

(2015) Kwang Sik Lee et al.   JOURNAL OF ASIA-PACIFIC ENTOMOLOGY

Rearing the 28-spotted ladybird beetle, Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinelidae), with a switchover from host plant leaves to artificial diet

(2014) Kei Kawazu   APPLIED ENTOMOLOGY AND ZOOLOGY

The genetic control of aposematic black pigmentation in hemimetabolous insects: insights fromOncopeltus fasciatus

(2014) Jin Liu et al.   EVOLUTION & DEVELOPMENT

Two Dopaminergic Neurons Signal to the Dorsal Fan-Shaped Body to Promote Wakefulness in Drosophila

(2012) Qili Liu et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Dopamine acts through Cryptochrome to promote acute arousal in Drosophila

(2012) S. Kumar et al.   GENES & DEVELOPMENT

Identification of a dopamine pathway that regulates sleep and arousal in Drosophila

(2012) Taro Ueno et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Dopamine and Octopamine Influence Avoidance Learning of Honey Bees in a Place Preference Assay

(2011) Maitreyi Agarwal et al.   PLoS One

Tyrosine hydroxylase is required for cuticle sclerotization and pigmentation in Tribolium castaneum

(2010) Maureen J. Gorman et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Dopamine enhances locomotor activity for mating in male honeybees (Apis mellifera L.)

(2010) Shinya Akasaka et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY

Repression of tyrosine hydroxylase is responsible for the sex-linked chocolate mutation of the silkworm, Bombyx mori

(2010) C. Liu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Roles of octopaminergic and dopaminergic neurons in appetitive and aversive memory recall in an insect

(2009) Makoto Mizunami et al.   BMC BIOLOGY

Insect cuticular sclerotization: A review

(2009) Svend Olav Andersen   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Molecular and Functional Analyses of Amino Acid Decarboxylases Involved in Cuticle Tanning inTribolium castaneum

(2009) Yasuyuki Arakane et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Reduction of Dopamine Level Enhances the Attractiveness of Male Drosophila to Other Males

(2009) Tong Liu et al.   PLoS One