[HTML][HTML] Functional and structural diversity of insect glutathione S-transferases in xenobiotic adaptation

SK BK, T Moural, F Zhu - International journal of biological sciences, 2022‏ - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
As a superfamily of multifunctional enzymes that is mainly associated with xenobiotic
adaptation, glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) facilitate insects' survival under chemical …

The life of an insect endosymbiont from the cradle to the grave

JP McCutcheon, BM Boyd, C Dale - Current Biology, 2019‏ - cell.com
Host-beneficial endosymbioses, which are formed when a microorganism takes up
residence inside another cell and provides a fitness advantage to the host, have had a …

Sakuranetin protects rice from brown planthopper attack by depleting its beneficial endosymbionts

M Liu, G Hong, H Li, X Bing, Y Chen… - Proceedings of the …, 2023‏ - National Acad Sciences
Plants produce chemical defenses that poison insect herbivores or deter their feeding, but
herbivores are also accompanied by microbial endosymbionts crucial for their nutrition …

Two insulin receptors determine alternative wing morphs in planthoppers

HJ Xu, J Xue, B Lu, XC Zhang, JC Zhuo, SF He, XF Ma… - Nature, 2015‏ - nature.com
Wing polyphenism is an evolutionarily successful feature found in a wide range of insects.
Long-winged morphs can fly, which allows them to escape adverse habitats and track …

Resistance of rice to insect pests mediated by suppression of serotonin biosynthesis

H Lu, T Luo, H Fu, L Wang, Y Tan, J Huang, Q Wang… - Nature plants, 2018‏ - nature.com
Rice is one of the world's most important foods, but its production suffers from insect pests,
causing losses of billions of dollars, and extensive use of environmentally damaging …

Insect genomes: progress and challenges

F Li, X Zhao, M Li, K He, C Huang, Y Zhou… - Insect molecular …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
In the wake of constant improvements in sequencing technologies, numerous insect
genomes have been sequenced. Currently, 1219 insect genome‐sequencing projects have …