Cloning, Expression, and Characterization of Prophenoloxidases from Asian Corn Borer,Ostrinia furnacalis(Gunée)

The structure of a prophenoloxidase (PPO) from Anopheles gambiae provides new insights into the mechanism of PPO activation

(2016) Yingxia Hu et al.   BMC BIOLOGY

Polyphenol oxidase-mediated protection against oxidative stress is not associated with enhanced photosynthetic efficiency

(2015) Tinne Boeckx et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Serine proteases SP1 and SP13 mediate the melanization response of Asian corn borer, Ostrinia furnacalis, against entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana

(2015) Yuan Chu et al.   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY

Initiating protease with modular domains interacts with β-glucan recognition protein to trigger innate immune response in insects

(2015) Daisuke Takahashi et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Phenoloxidase and its zymogen are required for the larval–pupal transition in Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae)

(2014) Ping-Ping Bai et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY

Identification of Immunity-Related Genes in Ostrinia furnacalis against Entomopathogenic Fungi by RNA-Seq Analysis

(2014) Yang Liu et al.   PLoS One

Insect prophenoloxidase: the view beyond immunity

(2014) Anrui Lu et al.   Frontiers in Physiology

Origin, evolution and classification of type-3 copper proteins: lineage-specific gene expansions and losses across the Metazoa

(2013) Felipe Aguilera et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Identification and Expression Profile Analysis of Antimicrobial Peptide/Protein in Asian Corn Borer, Ostrinia furnacalis (Guenée)

(2013) Mingming Zhang et al.   International Journal of Biological Sciences

Host-microbe interactions in the gut of Drosophila melanogaster

(2013) Takayuki Kuraishi et al.   Frontiers in Physiology

Comprehensive microarray-based analysis for stage-specific larval camouflage pattern-associated genes in the swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus

(2012) Ryo Futahashi et al.   BMC BIOLOGY

Asian corn borer (ACB) and non-ACB pests in GM corn (Zea maysL.) in the Philippines

(2012) Miladis M Afidchao et al.   PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Parasitization by Macrocentrus cingulum (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) influences expression of prophenoloxidase in Asian corn borer Ostrinia furnacalis

(2011) Congjing Feng et al.   ARCHIVES OF INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY

FastCloning: a highly simplified, purification-free, sequence- and ligation-independent PCR cloning method

(2011) Chaokun Li et al.   BMC BIOTECHNOLOGY

Properties of Drosophila melanogaster prophenoloxidases expressed in Escherichia coli

(2011) Xuquan Li et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

MEGA5: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis Using Maximum Likelihood, Evolutionary Distance, and Maximum Parsimony Methods

(2011) K. Tamura et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Insect multicopper oxidases: Diversity, properties, and physiological roles

(2010) Neal T. Dittmer et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Crystal structure of Manduca sexta prophenoloxidase provides insights into the mechanism of type 3 copper enzymes

(2009) Y. Li et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Purification and characterization of hemolymph prophenoloxidase from Ostrinia furnacalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) larvae

(2008) Congjing Feng et al.   COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

A genome-wide analysis of genes and gene families involved in innate immunity of Bombyx mori

(2008) Hiromitsu Tanaka et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

A Three-step Proteolytic Cascade Mediates the Activation of the Peptidoglycan-induced Toll Pathway in an Insect

(2008) Chan-Hee Kim et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Activation of Insect Phenoloxidase after Injury: Endogenous versus Foreign Elicitors

(2008) Gawa Bidla et al.   Journal of Innate Immunity

The proPO-system: pros and cons for its role in invertebrate immunity

(2008) Lage Cerenius et al.   TRENDS IN IMMUNOLOGY

Eicosanoids mediate prophenoloxidase release from oenocytoids in the beet armyworm Spodoptera exigua

(2007) Sony Shrestha et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY