Dietary and phylogenetic correlates of digestive trypsin activity in insect pests
J Lazarević, M Janković‐Tomanić - … Experimentalis et Applicata, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Because food proteins are crucial for insect survival, growth, and fecundity, enzymes
involved in their digestion have attracted the attention of fundamental entomologists …
involved in their digestion have attracted the attention of fundamental entomologists …
Adaptive mechanisms of insect pests against plant protease inhibitors and future prospects related to crop protection: a review
M LR Macedo, C FR de Oliveira… - Protein and peptide …, 2015 - benthamdirect.com
The overwhelming demand for food requires the application of technology on field. An
important issue that limits the productivity of crops is related to insect attacks. Hence, several …
important issue that limits the productivity of crops is related to insect attacks. Hence, several …
Transcriptome responses in herbivorous insects towards host plant and toxin feeding
Food source is a major determinant of physiological performance and a strong selection
force for insect herbivores. The ability to adequately respond to chemical challenges posed …
force for insect herbivores. The ability to adequately respond to chemical challenges posed …
Silencing of an ABC transporter, but not a cadherin, decreases the susceptibility of Colorado potato beetle larvae to Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. tenebrionis Cry3Aa …
Abstract The Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Coleoptera:
Chrysomelidae), is a major pest of potato plants worldwide and is notorious for its ability to …
Chrysomelidae), is a major pest of potato plants worldwide and is notorious for its ability to …
Development of a soybean leaf disc assay for determining oral insecticidal activity in the lepidopteran agricultural pest Helicoverpa armigera
Pest insects pose a heavy burden on global agricultural industries with small molecule
insecticides being predominantly used for their control. Unwanted side effects and …
insecticides being predominantly used for their control. Unwanted side effects and …
Identification of the Mamestra configurata (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) peritrophic matrix proteins and enzymes involved in peritrophic matrix chitin metabolism
U Toprak, M Erlandson, D Baldwin, S Karcz… - Insect …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The peritrophic matrix (PM) is essential for insect digestive system physiology as it protects
the midgut epithelium from damage by food particles, pathogens, and toxins. The PM is also …
the midgut epithelium from damage by food particles, pathogens, and toxins. The PM is also …
Peritrophins are involved in the defense against Bacillus thuringiensis and nucleopolyhedrovirus formulations in Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
The peritrophic matrix (or peritrophic membrane, PM) is present in most insects where it acts
as a barrier to mechanical insults and pathogens, as well as a facilitator of digestive …
as a barrier to mechanical insults and pathogens, as well as a facilitator of digestive …
Quantity versus quality: Effects of diet protein-carbohydrate ratios and amounts on insect herbivore gene expression
Dietary protein and digestible carbohydrates are two key macronutrients for insect
herbivores, but the amounts and ratios of these two macronutrients in plant vegetative …
herbivores, but the amounts and ratios of these two macronutrients in plant vegetative …
Consequences of 'no-choice, fixed time' reciprocal host plant switches on nutrition and gut serine protease gene expression in Pieris brassicae L. (Lepidoptera …
Rapid adaptive responses were evident from reciprocal host-plant switches on performance,
digestive physiology and relative gene expression of gut serine proteases in larvae of …
digestive physiology and relative gene expression of gut serine proteases in larvae of …
Inga laurina trypsin inhibitor (ILTI) obstructs Spodoptera frugiperda trypsins expressed during adaptive mechanisms against plant protease inhibitors
SW Machado, CFR de Oliveira, NG Zério… - Archives of Insect …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Plant protease inhibitors (PIs) are elements of a common plant defense mechanism induced
in response to herbivores. The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, a highly polyphagous …
in response to herbivores. The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, a highly polyphagous …