Baculoviruses are large DNA viruses of insects that are highly pathogenic in many hosts. In
the infection cycle, baculoviruses produce two types of virions. These virion phenotypes are …

The baculoviruses (family: Baculoviridae) are a group of large DNA viruses that infect
insects. These viruses are well known for their utility and versatility as gene expression …

Manduca sexta, known as the tobacco hornworm or Carolina sphinx moth, is a lepidopteran
insect that is used extensively as a model system for research in insect biochemistry …

Long-read sequencing (LRS) has become increasingly popular due to its strengths in de
novo assembly and in resolving complex DNA regions as well as in determining full-length …

Butterflies and moths differ significantly in their daily activities: butterflies are diurnal while
moths are largely nocturnal or crepuscular. This life history difference is presumably …

RNAi is applied as a new and safe method for pest control in agriculture but efficiency and
specificity of delivery of dsRNA trigger remains a critical issue. Various agents have been …

Abstract CXC motif chemokine 17 (CXCL-17) is a novel chemokine that plays a functional
role maintaining homeostasis at distinct mucosal barriers, including regulation of myeloid …

Background Antibody tests are essential tools to investigate humoral immunity following
SARS-CoV-2 infection or vaccination. While first-generation antibody tests have primarily …

Insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) are the primary recombinant proteins
expressed in transgenic crops (Bt-crops) to confer insect resistance. Development of …

The Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV) is an insect-pathogen
baculovirus. In this study, we applied the Oxford Nanopore Technologies platform for the …