Chitinases and Imaginal disc growth factors organize the extracellular matrix formation at barrier tissues in insects

Cloning and functional expression of a chitinase cDNA from the apple leaf miner moth Lithocolletis ringoniella

(2015) Xiao-Jun Fan et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY-MOSCOW

Molecular characterisation and functional analysis of LsChi2, a chitinase found in the salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis salmonis, Krøyer 1838)

(2015) Christiane Eichner et al.   EXPERIMENTAL PARASITOLOGY

Dissecting the formation, structure and barrier function of the stratum corneum

(2015) Takeshi Matsui et al.   INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOLOGY

Obstructor A Organizes Matrix Assembly at the Apical Cell Surface to Promote Enzymatic Cuticle Maturation inDrosophila

(2015) Yanina-Yasmin Pesch et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Deciphering the Genetic Programme Triggering Timely and Spatially-Regulated Chitin Deposition

(2015) Bernard Moussian et al.   PLoS Genetics

Tribolium castaneum RR-1 Cuticular Protein TcCPR4 Is Required for Formation of Pore Canals in Rigid Cuticle

(2015) Mi Young Noh et al.   PLoS Genetics

Two major cuticular proteins are required for assembly of horizontal laminae and vertical pore canals in rigid cuticle of Tribolium castaneum

(2014) Mi Young Noh et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Chitinase-like gene family in the brown planthopper,Nilaparvata lugens

(2014) Y. Xi et al.   INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Functional Specialization Among Members Of Knickkopf Family Of Proteins In Insect Cuticle Organization

(2014) Sujata S. Chaudhari et al.   PLoS Genetics

The fatty acyl-CoA reductase Waterproof mediates airway clearance in Drosophila

(2013) Martin H.J. Jaspers et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Luminal matrices: An inside view on organ morphogenesis

(2013) Stefan Luschnig et al.   EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH

New Paralogues and Revised Time Line in the Expansion of the Vertebrate GH18 Family

(2013) Mushtaq Hussain et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR EVOLUTION

Identification of Critical Host Mitochondrion-Associated Genes during Ehrlichia chaffeensis Infections

(2012) Tonia Von Ohlen et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Obstructor-A Is Required for Epithelial Extracellular Matrix Dynamics, Exoskeleton Function, and Tubulogenesis

(2012) Georg Petkau et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Time-specific regulation of airway clearance by theDrosophilaJ-domain transmembrane protein Wurst

(2011) Birgit Stümpges et al.   FEBS LETTERS

The GH18 family of chitinases: Their domain architectures, functions and evolutions

(2011) Qian-Sheng Huang et al.   GLYCOBIOLOGY

Identification and characterization of a novel chitinase-like gene cluster (AgCht5) possibly derived from tandem duplications in the African malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae

(2011) Jianzhen Zhang et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Comparative Genomic Analysis of Chitinase and Chitinase-Like Genes in the African Malaria Mosquito (Anopheles gambiae)

(2011) Jianzhen Zhang et al.   PLoS One

Knickkopf protein protects and organizes chitin in the newly synthesized insect exoskeleton

(2011) S. S. Chaudhari et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Recent advances in understanding mechanisms of insect cuticle differentiation

(2010) Bernard Moussian   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Protein Crosslinking by Transglutaminase Controls Cuticle Morphogenesis in Drosophila

(2010) Toshio Shibata et al.   PLoS One

Insect chitinase and chitinase-like proteins

(2009) Yasuyuki Arakane et al.   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES

The MIQE Guidelines: Minimum Information for Publication of Quantitative Real-Time PCR Experiments

(2009) S. A. Bustin et al.   CLINICAL CHEMISTRY

Type VII Collagen: The Anchoring Fibril Protein at Fault in Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa

(2009) Hye Jin Chung et al.   DERMATOLOGIC CLINICS

The apical plasma membrane of Drosophila embryonic epithelia

(2009) Anne Uv et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Tracheal branching morphogenesis in Drosophila: new insights into cell behaviour and organ architecture

(2008) M. Affolter et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Functional specialization among insect chitinase family genes revealed by RNA interference

(2008) Q. Zhu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Characterization of recombinant chitinase-like proteins of Drosophila melanogaster and Tribolium castaneum

(2007) Qingsong Zhu et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Domain organization and phylogenetic analysis of the chitinase-like family of proteins in three species of insects

(2007) Qingsong Zhu et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY