Baculovirus molecular biology

GF Rohrmann - 2019 - ir.library.oregonstate.edu
This is the 4th edition of a book that was initiated with the annotation of the function of all the
genes in the most commonly studied baculovirus, AcMNPV. It has been almost six years …

Covert infection of insects by baculoviruses

T Williams, C Virto, R Murillo, P Caballero - Frontiers in microbiology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Baculoviruses (Baculoviridae) are occluded DNA viruses that are lethal pathogens of the
larval stages of some lepidopterans, mosquitoes, and sawflies (phytophagous …

Viral delivery of dsRNA for control of insect agricultural pests and vectors of human disease: prospects and challenges

A Kolliopoulou, CNT Taning, G Smagghe… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
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 …

MicroRNA-998–3p contributes to Cry1Ac-resistance by targeting ABCC2 in lepidopteran insects

B Zhu, X Sun, X Nie, P Liang, X Gao - Insect biochemistry and molecular …, 2020 - Elsevier
Cry protein toxins produced by Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) are now widely used in sprays and
transgenic crops to control insect pests. Most recently, ATP-binding cassette transporter …

MicroRNAs as mediators of insect host–pathogen interactions and immunity

M Hussain, S Asgari - Journal of Insect Physiology, 2014 - Elsevier
Insects are the most successful group of animals on earth, owing this partly to their very
effective immune responses to microbial invasion. These responses mainly include cellular …

Integrated miRNA and transcriptome profiling to explore the molecular mechanism of Spodoptera frugiperda larval midgut in response to azadirachtin exposure

B Shu, Y Lin, G Qian, X Cai, L Liu, J Lin - Pesticide Biochemistry and …, 2022 - Elsevier
As a destructive agricultural pest, Spodoptera frugiperda has spread worldwide in the past
few years. Azadirachtin, an environmentally friendly and most promising compound, showed …

The baculovirus antiapoptotic p35 protein functions as an inhibitor of the host RNA interference antiviral response

M Mehrabadi, M Hussain, L Matindoost… - Journal of virology, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT RNA interference (RNAi) is considered an ancient antiviral defense in diverse
organisms, including insects. Virus infections generate double-strand RNAs (dsRNAs) that …

Bugs are not to be silenced: small RNA pathways and antiviral responses in insects

V Mongelli, MC Saleh - Annual Review of Virology, 2016 - annualreviews.org
Like every other organism on Earth, insects are infected with viruses, and they rely on RNA
interference (RNAi) mechanisms to circumvent viral infections. A remarkable characteristic of …

Wolbachia Infection Modifies the Profile, Shuttling and Structure of MicroRNAs in a Mosquito Cell Line

JG Mayoral, K Etebari, M Hussain, AA Khromykh… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that play important roles in many
biological processes such as development, cell signaling and immune response. Small RNA …

Discovery of mosquito saliva microRNAs during CHIKV infection

PD Maharaj, SG Widen, J Huang… - PLoS neglected …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Mosquito borne pathogens are transmitted to humans via saliva during blood feeding.
Mosquito saliva is a complex concoction of many secretory factors that modulate the feeding …