Prophenoloxidase-Mediated Ex Vivo Immunity to Delay Fungal Infection after Insect Ecdysis

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

Analysis of gene expression in the midgut of Bombyx mori during the larval molting stage

(2016) Bing Yang et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Genes involved in virulence of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana

(2016) Claudio A. Valero-Jiménez et al.   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY

Drosophila innate immunity: regional and functional specialization of prophenoloxidases

(2015) Jan P. Dudzic et al.   BMC BIOLOGY

High throughput profiling of the cotton bollworm Helicoverpa armigera immunotranscriptome during the fungal and bacterial infections

(2015) Guang-Hua Xiong et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Basic Leucine Zipper (bZIP) Domain Transcription Factor MBZ1 Regulates Cell Wall Integrity, Spore Adherence, and Virulence inMetarhizium robertsii

(2015) Wei Huang et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Identification of Drosophila Mutants Affecting Defense to an Entomopathogenic Fungus

(2015) Hsiao-Ling Lu et al.   Scientific Reports

Plant phenolics are detoxified by prophenoloxidase in the insect gut

(2015) Kai Wu et al.   Scientific Reports

A Critical Role for CLSP2 in the Modulation of Antifungal Immune Response in Mosquitoes

(2015) Yan-Hong Wang et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Recombinant Drosophila prophenoloxidase 1 is sequentially cleaved by α-chymotrypsin during in vitro activation

(2014) Anrui Lu et al.   BIOCHIMIE

Functional Analysis of Insect Molting Fluid Proteins on the Protection and Regulation of Ecdysis

(2014) Jie Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Prophenoloxidase Activation Is Required for Survival to Microbial Infections in Drosophila

(2014) Olivier Binggeli et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Insect prophenoloxidase: the view beyond immunity

(2014) Anrui Lu et al.   Frontiers in Physiology

Molting-associated suppression of symbiont population and up-regulation of antimicrobial activity in the midgut symbiotic organ of the Riptortus–Burkholderia symbiosis

(2013) Jiyeun Kate Kim et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Functional analysis of 30K proteins during silk gland degeneration by a caspase-dependent pathway inBombyx

(2013) M-M. Ji et al.   INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Activity of Fusion Prophenoloxidase-GFP and Its Potential Applications for Innate Immunity Study

(2013) Bing Yang et al.   PLoS One

Polyester synthesis genes associated with stress resistance are involved in an insect-bacterium symbiosis

(2013) J. K. Kim et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Genetic evidence of a redox-dependent systemic wound response via Hayan Protease-Phenoloxidase system inDrosophila

(2012) Hyuck-Jin Nam et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Pattern Recognition Protein Binds to Lipopolysaccharide and β-1,3-Glucan and Activates Shrimp Prophenoloxidase System

(2012) Piti Amparyup et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Hindgut Innate Immunity and Regulation of Fecal Microbiota through Melanization in Insects

(2012) Qimiao Shao et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Genomic perspectives on the evolution of fungal entomopathogenicity in Beauveria bassiana

(2012) Guohua Xiao et al.   Scientific Reports

The Mosquito Melanization Response Is Implicated in Defense against the Entomopathogenic Fungus Beauveria bassiana

(2012) Hassan Yassine et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Identification of putative miRNA involved in Drosophila melanogaster immune response

(2011) Ane Fullaondo et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Drosophila melanogaster prophenoloxidases respond inconsistently to Cu2+ and have different activity in vitro

(2011) Fei Liu et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

How Many Species Are There on Earth and in the Ocean?

(2011) Camilo Mora et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Genetic engineering of fungal biocontrol agents to achieve greater efficacy against insect pests

(2009) Raymond J. St. Leger et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Insect cuticular sclerotization: A review

(2009) Svend Olav Andersen   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Identification of the gene encoding pro-phenoloxidase A3in the fruitfly,Drosophila melanogaster

(2009) T. Asano et al.   INSECT 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

A serine protease in the midgut of the silkworm, Bombyx mori: Protein sequencing, identification of cDNA, demonstration of its synthesis as zymogen form and activation during midgut remodeling

(2008) Kentaro Kaji et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY