Proteases as Insecticidal Agents

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

(2015) Jan Sobotnik et al.   JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY

Bacillus thuringiensis Bel Protein Enhances the Toxicity of Cry1Ac Protein to Helicoverpa armigera Larvae by Degrading Insect Intestinal Mucin

(2009) S. Fang et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

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

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

Astacin-like metalloproteases are a gene family of toxins present in the venom of different species of the brown spider (genus Loxosceles)

(2009) Dilza Trevisan-Silva et al.   BIOCHIMIE

Insect chitinase and chitinase-like proteins

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

Correlation of the aphicidal activity of Beauveria bassiana SFB-205 supernatant with enzymes

(2009) Jae Su Kim et al.   Fungal Biology

Midgut cysteine protease-inhibiting activity in Trichoplusia ni protects the peritrophic membrane from degradation by plant cysteine proteases

(2009) Changyou Li et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Cathepsin L-like cysteine proteinase (DcCathL) from Delia coarctata (wheat bulb fly): Basis of insecticidal activity

(2009) Prashant S. Pyati et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

A venom metalloproteinase from the parasitic waspEulophus pennicornisis toxic towards its host, tomato moth (Lacanobia oleracae)

(2009) D. R. G. Price et al.   INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Screening and identification ofvipgenes inBacillus thuringiensisstrains

(2009) C.S. Hernández-Rodríguez et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Expressing a fusion protein with protease and chitinase activities increases the virulence of the insect pathogen Beauveria bassiana

(2009) Weiguo Fang et al.   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY

Insecticidal activity of scorpion toxin (ButaIT) and snowdrop lectin (GNA) containing fusion proteins towards pest species of different orders

(2009) Elaine C Fitches et al.   PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

New Insights into Peritrophic Matrix Synthesis, Architecture, and Function

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

Insecticidal evaluation of Beauveria bassiana engineered to express a scorpion neurotoxin and a cuticle degrading protease

(2008) Dingding Lu et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Effect of ace inhibitors and TMOF on growth, development, and trypsin activity of larvalSpodoptera littoralis

(2008) Els Lemeire et al.   ARCHIVES OF INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY

Insecticidal activity of a basement membrane-degrading protease against Heliothis virescens (Fabricius) and Acyrthosiphon pisum (Harris)

(2008) Huarong Li et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY

Evolution of Soldier-Specific Venomous Protease in Social Aphids

(2008) M. Kutsukake et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Construction of the recombinant baculovirus AcMNPV with cathepsin B-like proteinase and its insecticidal activity against Helicoverpa armigera

(2008) Hong-Lian Shao et al.   PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY

Carbohydrate-binding activity of the type-2 ribosome-inactivating protein SNA-I from elderberry (Sambucus nigra) is a determining factor for its insecticidal activity

(2008) Shahnaz Shahidi-Noghabi et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY

Arthropod-Inducible Proteins: Broad Spectrum Defenses against Multiple Herbivores

(2008) K. Zhu-Salzman et al.   PLANT 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

A low molecular weight serine protease: Purification and characterization from Hippasa agelenoides (funnel web) spider venom gland extract

(2008) S. Devaraja et al.   TOXICON

Toxic activities of Brazilian centipede venoms

(2008) Marília B. Malta et al.   TOXICON

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

(2008) Lage Cerenius et al.   TRENDS IN IMMUNOLOGY

The movement of proteins across the insect and tick digestive system

(2007) Laura A. Jeffers et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY