lepidoptera

Summary

Summary: A large order of insects comprising the butterflies and moths.

Top Publications

  1. ncbi RNA interference in Lepidoptera: an overview of successful and unsuccessful studies and implications for experimental design
    Olle Terenius
    Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
    J Insect Physiol 57:231-45. 2011
  2. ncbi Toward reconstructing the evolution of advanced moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia): an initial molecular study
    Jerome C Regier
    Center for Biosystems Research, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, College Park, 20742, USA
    BMC Evol Biol 9:280. 2009
  3. ncbi Genomic outposts serve the phylogenomic pioneers: designing novel nuclear markers for genomic DNA extractions of lepidoptera
    Niklas Wahlberg
    Department of Zoology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
    Syst Biol 57:231-42. 2008
  4. ncbi Repetitive genome elements in a European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis, bacterial artificial chromosome library were indicated by bacterial artificial chromosome end sequencing and development of sequence tag site markers: implications for lepidopteran g
    Brad S Coates
    USDA ARS, Corn Insects and Crop Genetics Research Unit, Genetics Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
    Genome 52:57-67. 2009
  5. ncbi Silencing a cotton bollworm P450 monooxygenase gene by plant-mediated RNAi impairs larval tolerance of gossypol
    Ying Bo Mao
    National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, P R China
    Nat Biotechnol 25:1307-13. 2007
  6. ncbi A gene-based linkage map for Bicyclus anynana butterflies allows for a comprehensive analysis of synteny with the lepidopteran reference genome
    Patricia Beldade
    Institute of Biology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
    PLoS Genet 5:e1000366. 2009
  7. ncbi Biological identifications through DNA barcodes
    Paul D N Hebert
    Department of Zoology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
    Proc Biol Sci 270:313-21. 2003
  8. ncbi The complete nucleotide sequence of the mitochondrial genome of the cabbage butterfly, Artogeia melete (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)
    Guiyun Hong
    Department of Biotechnology, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
    Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 41:446-55. 2009
  9. ncbi Developmental and hormonal regulation of midgut remodeling in a lepidopteran insect, Heliothis virescens
    R Parthasarathy
    Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA
    Mech Dev 124:23-34. 2007
  10. ncbi Mitochondrial and microsatellite DNA markers reveal a Balkan origin for the highly invasive horse-chestnut leaf miner Cameraria ohridella (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae)
    R Valade
    INRA, UR0633 Zoologie Forestière, Orleans, France
    Mol Ecol 18:3458-70. 2009

Research Grants

  1. Functional Domains of Bacillus thuringiensis Endotoxins
    DONALD DEAN; Fiscal Year: 2007
  2. High-throughput Screens for P. falciparum Malaria (RMI)
    Jon Clardy; Fiscal Year: 2004
  3. N-GLYCOSYLATION MECHANISM IN INSECT CELLS
    Donald Jarvis; Fiscal Year: 2009
  4. N-GLYCOSYLATION MECHANISM IN INSECT CELLS
    Donald L Jarvis; Fiscal Year: 2010
  5. Fine-scale recombination, variation, divergence, and codon bias in Drosophila
    MOHAMED A contact NOOR; Fiscal Year: 2010
  6. Mapping Adeno-associated Virus Capsid Structural and Dynamic Transitions
    Brian P Bothner; Fiscal Year: 2010
  7. Molecular Improvement of Bacterial Mosquito Larvicides
    Brian A Federici; Fiscal Year: 2010
  8. PROTEINASE SYSTEMS IN INSECT HEMOLYMPH
    Michael Kanost; Fiscal Year: 2003
  9. Apoptosis as an anti-viral response in mosquito midgut
    ROLLIE CLEM; Fiscal Year: 2007
  10. Genetics and evolution of gene copy number polymorphism
    Erik Dopman; Fiscal Year: 2007

Detail Information

Publications258 found, 100 shown here

  1. ncbi RNA interference in Lepidoptera: an overview of successful and unsuccessful studies and implications for experimental design
    Olle Terenius
    Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
    J Insect Physiol 57:231-45. 2011
    ..However, in Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) RNAi has many times proven to be difficult to achieve...
  2. ncbi Toward reconstructing the evolution of advanced moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia): an initial molecular study
    Jerome C Regier
    Center for Biosystems Research, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, College Park, 20742, USA
    BMC Evol Biol 9:280. 2009
    In the mega-diverse insect order Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths; 165,000 described species), deeper relationships are little understood within the clade Ditrysia, to which 98% of the species belong...
  3. ncbi Genomic outposts serve the phylogenomic pioneers: designing novel nuclear markers for genomic DNA extractions of lepidoptera
    Niklas Wahlberg
    Department of Zoology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
    Syst Biol 57:231-42. 2008
    ..We test this approach on Lepidoptera, searching the draft genomic sequence of the silk moth Bombyx mori, for exons > 500 bp in length, removing ..
  4. ncbi Repetitive genome elements in a European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis, bacterial artificial chromosome library were indicated by bacterial artificial chromosome end sequencing and development of sequence tag site markers: implications for lepidopteran g
    Brad S Coates
    USDA ARS, Corn Insects and Crop Genetics Research Unit, Genetics Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
    Genome 52:57-67. 2009
    ..Single-locus sequence tag site markers described here have downstream application for integration within linkage maps and comparative genomic studies...
  5. ncbi Silencing a cotton bollworm P450 monooxygenase gene by plant-mediated RNAi impairs larval tolerance of gossypol
    Ying Bo Mao
    National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, P R China
    Nat Biotechnol 25:1307-13. 2007
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  6. ncbi A gene-based linkage map for Bicyclus anynana butterflies allows for a comprehensive analysis of synteny with the lepidopteran reference genome
    Patricia Beldade
    Institute of Biology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
    PLoS Genet 5:e1000366. 2009
    ..This is discussed in relation to the identification of the loci contributing to color pattern evolution in butterflies...
  7. ncbi Biological identifications through DNA barcodes
    Paul D N Hebert
    Department of Zoology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
    Proc Biol Sci 270:313-21. 2003
    ..Its assembly will also generate important new insights into the diversification of life and the rules of molecular evolution...
  8. ncbi The complete nucleotide sequence of the mitochondrial genome of the cabbage butterfly, Artogeia melete (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)
    Guiyun Hong
    Department of Biotechnology, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
    Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 41:446-55. 2009
    ..The gene order of A. melete mitogenome is typical of Lepidoptera and differs from the insect ancestral type in the location of trnM. The A...
  9. ncbi Developmental and hormonal regulation of midgut remodeling in a lepidopteran insect, Heliothis virescens
    R Parthasarathy
    Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA
    Mech Dev 124:23-34. 2007
    Midgut tissue undergoes remodeling during metamorphosis in insects belonging to orders Lepidoptera and Diptera...
  10. ncbi Mitochondrial and microsatellite DNA markers reveal a Balkan origin for the highly invasive horse-chestnut leaf miner Cameraria ohridella (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae)
    R Valade
    INRA, UR0633 Zoologie Forestière, Orleans, France
    Mol Ecol 18:3458-70. 2009
    ..ohridella sampled in natural stands of horse-chestnuts in the southern Balkans. These findings suggest that European populations of C. ohridella may indeed derive from the southern Balkans...
  11. ncbi A helitron-like transposon superfamily from lepidoptera disrupts (GAAA)(n) microsatellites and is responsible for flanking sequence similarity within a microsatellite family
    Brad S Coates
    USDA ARS, Iowa State University, Ames, 50011, USA
    J Mol Evol 70:275-88. 2010
    ..Transposition of MINE-1 members in Lepidoptera has resulted in the disruption of (GAAA)(n) microsatellite loci, has impacted the application of microsatellite-..
  12. ncbi Three cadherin alleles associated with resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis in pink bollworm
    Shai Morin
    Department of Entomology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 100:5004-9. 2003
    ..Together with previous evidence, the results reported here identify the cadherin gene as a leading target for DNA-based screening of resistance to Bt crops in lepidopteran pests...
  13. ncbi Immunity or digestion: glucanase activity in a glucan-binding protein family from Lepidoptera
    Yannick Pauchet
    Department of Entomology, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Beutenberg Campus, Hans Knoell Str 8, 07745 Jena, Germany
    J Biol Chem 284:2214-24. 2009
    ..Homologs of this predominantly midgut-expressed gene from many Lepidoptera possess key residues shown to be part of the active site of other glucanases, and form a cluster that is ..
  14. ncbi Identification of novel Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ac binding proteins in Manduca sexta midgut through proteomic analysis
    Rebecca J McNall
    Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, 413 Biological Sciences Building, 120 Cedar Street, Athens, GA 30602, USA
    Insect Biochem Mol Biol 33:999-1010. 2003
    ..Results generally did not produce matches to M. sexta proteins, but did match proteins of other Lepidoptera. Actin and alkaline phosphatase were identified as novel proteins that bind Cry1Ac in addition to the ..
  15. ncbi Expressed sequence tags from larval gut of the European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis): exploring candidate genes potentially involved in Bacillus thuringiensis toxicity and resistance
    Chitvan Khajuria
    Department of Entomology, 123 Waters Hall, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
    BMC Genomics 10:286. 2009
    b>Lepidoptera represents more than 160,000 insect species which include some of the most devastating pests of crops, forests, and stored products. However, the genomic information on lepidopteran insects is very limited...
  16. ncbi Effect of pre-incubation temperature on susceptibility of Galleria mellonella larvae to infection by Candida albicans
    Peter Mowlds
    Medical Mycology Unit, NICB, Department of Biology, National University of Ireland Maynooth, Maynooth, Co Kildare, Ireland
    Mycopathologia 165:5-12. 2008
    ..These results indicate that exposure of larvae to mild thermal shock conditions induces a protective cellular and humoral immune response mediated by increased numbers of haemocytes and elevated expression of antimicrobial peptides...
  17. ncbi Rapid divergence of the ecdysone receptor in Diptera and Lepidoptera suggests coevolution between ECR and USP-RXR
    François Bonneton
    UMR 5534 du CNRS, Universite Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Villeurbanne Cedex, France
    Mol Biol Evol 20:541-53. 2003
    ..structural comparisons reveal high divergence rates, for both ECR and USP-RXR, specifically among Diptera and Lepidoptera. The most impressive differences affect the ligand-binding domain of USP-RXR...
  18. ncbi The complete nucleotide sequence of the mitochondrial genome of Phthonandria atrilineata (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)
    Ling Yang
    School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230027, People s Republic of China
    Mol Biol Rep 36:1441-9. 2009
    ..The phylogenetic relationships were reconstructed with the concatenated sequences of the 13 PCGs of the mitochondrial genome, which confirmed that P. atrilineata is most closely related to the superfamily Bombycoidea...
  19. ncbi Comparative study on characteristics of lysozymes from the hemolymph of three lepidopteran larvae, Galleria mellonella, Bombyx mori, Agrius convolvuli
    Kyung Hyun Yu
    Department of Life Science, Hoseo University, 29-1 Sechuli, Baebang-Myun, Asan City Choongnam-Do 336-795, South Korea
    Dev Comp Immunol 26:707-13. 2002
    ..Taken together, we conclude three Lepidopteran lysozymes have a common distinct structure and have an antibacterial activity, which is absent in chicken lysozyme, against Gram-negative bacteria...
  20. ncbi Genome sequence and organization of a nucleopolyhedrovirus that infects the tea looper caterpillar, Ectropis obliqua
    Xiu Cui Ma
    Institute of Insect Science, Zhejiang University, 268 Kaixuan Road, Hangzhou, 310029, China
    Virology 360:235-46. 2007
    ..Gene parity plot analysis and percent identity of gene homologues suggested that EcobNPV is a Group II NPV, although its genomic organization was highly distinct...
  21. ncbi Effects of cotton cultivar on fitness costs associated with resistance of pink bollworm (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) to Bt cotton
    Yves Carriere
    Department of Entomology, 410 Forbes Building, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
    J Econ Entomol 98:947-54. 2005
    ..Thus, knowledge of the interaction between host plants and fitness costs associated with resistance to Bt crops could be helpful in guiding the choice of refuge cultivars...
  22. ncbi Population genetic structure of Chilo suppressalis (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae): strong subdivision in China inferred from microsatellite markers and mtDNA gene sequences
    Xiang Feng Meng
    State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, 268 Kaixuan Road, Hangzhou 310029, China
    Mol Ecol 17:2880-97. 2008
    ..g. the last glacial maximum) and subsequently strengthened by the domestication of rice...
  23. ncbi DNA-based detection of Bt resistance alleles in pink bollworm
    Shai Morin
    Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot 76100, Israel
    Insect Biochem Mol Biol 34:1225-33. 2004
    ..The results suggest that the DNA-based detection method described here could greatly increase the efficiency of monitoring for resistance to Cry1Ac compared to bioassays that detect rare individuals with homozygous resistance...
  24. ncbi Selection and heritability of resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis subsp kurstaki and transgenic cotton in Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
    Mei guang Lu
    Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100094, China
    Pest Manag Sci 60:887-93. 2004
    ....
  25. ncbi Gelechioidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera) systematics: a reexamination using combined morphology and mitochondrial DNA data
    Sibyl Rae Bucheli
    Department of Entomology, The Ohio State University, 1315 Kinnear Road, Columbus, OH 43212 1157, USA
    Mol Phylogenet Evol 35:380-94. 2005
    Phylogenies of Gelechioidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera) historically have been in disagreement and definitions vary at the family and subfamily levels...
  26. ncbi Identification, cloning and expression of a Cry1Ab cadherin receptor from European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)
    Ronald D Flannagan
    Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc, 7301 NW 62nd Avenue, P.O. Box 85, Johnston, IA 50131-0085, USA
    Insect Biochem Mol Biol 35:33-40. 2005
    ..1 microg/ml. These results in combination suggest strongly that a cadherin-like protein acts as receptor and is involved with Cry1Ab toxicity in O. nubilalis...
  27. ncbi Susceptibility of dipel-resistant and -susceptible Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) to individual Bacillus thuringiensis protoxins
    Huarong Li
    Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
    J Econ Entomol 98:1333-40. 2005
    ..054 and 0.162 microg/ml. However, growth inhibition with Cry2Aa was not significant at either dose. These data provide information on the spectrum of resistance and cross-resistance to individual Cry protoxins in this strain...
  28. ncbi Rapid responses to high temperature and desiccation but not to low temperature in the freeze tolerant sub-Antarctic caterpillar Pringleophaga marioni (Lepidoptera, Tineidae)
    Brent J Sinclair
    Spatial, Physiological and Conservation Ecology Group, Department of Zoology, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7002, South Africa
    J Insect Physiol 49:45-52. 2003
    ..9 degrees C were investigated in the freeze tolerant sub-Antarctic caterpillar Pringleophaga marioni (Lepidoptera: Tineidae), the first time RCH has been investigated in a freeze tolerant arthropod...
  29. ncbi Inheritance of resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ac toxin in a greenhouse-derived strain of cabbage looper (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
    Wendy C Kain
    Department of Entomology, Cornell University, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, NY 14456, USA
    J Econ Entomol 97:2073-8. 2004
    ..Therefore, we conclude that the inheritance of the resistance to Cry1Ac in the T. ni larvae is monogenic...
  30. ncbi Relationship between maize stem structural characteristics and resistance to pink stem borer (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) attack
    R Santiago
    E U E T Forestal, Universidad de Vigo, Campus Universitario Pontevedra, E 36005, Pontevedra, Spain
    J Econ Entomol 96:1563-70. 2003
    ..Among the traits considered, the LMA was the most promising as an indicator of resistance to pink stem borer, although further experimentation is necessary...
  31. ncbi Comparative susceptibility of European corn borer, southwestern corn borer, and sugarcane borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) to Cry1Ab protein in a commercial Bacillus thuringiensis corn hybrid
    Fangneng Huang
    Department of Entomology, Louisiana State University AgCenter, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
    J Econ Entomol 99:194-202. 2006
    ..saccharalis. The lower susceptibility of D. saccharalis to Cry1Ab protein suggests that it is necessary to verify if a high-dose Bt corn for O. nubilalis and D. grandiosella is also a high dose for D. saccharalis...
  32. ncbi Interaction of the bacteria Xenorhabdus nematophila (Enterobactericeae) and Bacillus subtilis (Bacillaceae) with the hemocytes of larval Malacosoma disstria (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae)
    Paschalis Giannoulis
    Department of Natural Resource Sciences, Macdonald Campus of McGill University, 21, 111 Lakeshore Road, Ste Anne de Bellevue, Que, Canada H9X 3V9
    J Invertebr Pathol 94:20-30. 2007
    ..nematophila emerged into the hemolymph. Apolipophorin-III-like protein once bound to the bacteria slowed their removal from the hemolymph...
  33. ncbi Long-term selection for resistance to transgenic cotton expressing Bacillus thuringiensis toxin in Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
    Fengxia Meng
    Key Laboratory of Monitoring and Management of Plant Diseases and Insects, Ministry of Agriculture, China National Centre for Monitoring Pesticide Resistance, Department of Pesticide Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
    Pest Manag Sci 60:167-72. 2004
    ..The results indicated that it is very important to develop and implement effective resistance-management strategies and to detect early resistance to Bt cotton in field populations...
  34. ncbi Common genomic structure for the Lepidoptera cadherin-like genes
    Yolanda Bel
    Genetics Department, University of Valencia, Dr Moliner, 50, 46100, Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
    Gene 381:71-80. 2006
    A cadherin-like protein present in the midgut epithelial cells of Lepidoptera is associated with insect resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis Cry toxins...
  35. ncbi Structure-based analysis of the ultraspiracle protein and docking studies of putative ligands
    Souphatta Sasorith
    , , 1, rue Laurent Fries, 67404 Illkirch, France
    J Insect Sci 2:25. 2002
    ..The interaction between the ligand and the receptor are examined in terms of the pocket shape as well as in terms of the chemical nature of the residues lining the ligand binding cavity...
  36. ncbi Food consumption by Chilo partellus (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) larvae infected with Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae and effects of feeding natural versus artificial diets on mortality and mycosis
    Tadele Tefera
    Department of Entomology and Nematology, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa
    J Invertebr Pathol 84:220-5. 2003
    ..Larvae provided with artificial diet suffered little mortality and mycoses than larvae provided with maize leaves. The LT(50) was longer for larvae provided with artificial diet...
  37. ncbi The evolutionary origin of signa in female Lepidoptera: natural and sexual selection hypotheses
    Carlos Cordero
    Departamento de Ecologia Evolutiva, Instituto de Ecologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Apdo Post 70 275, Coyoacan 04510, DF, Mexico
    J Theor Biol 232:443-9. 2005
    ..wall of the female corpus bursae (structure where males deposit a spermatophore during copulation) of many Lepidoptera that assist in tearing open spermatophores...
  38. ncbi Differential introgression causes genealogical discordance in host races of Acrocercops transecta (Insecta: Lepidoptera)
    Issei Ohshima
    Systematic Entomology, Department of Ecology and Systematics, Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060 8589, Japan
    Mol Ecol 19:2106-19. 2010
    ..Thus, the results show that a low level of gene flow coupled with the inflexible female host preference differentiates histories of divergence between maternally and biparentally inherited genes in this host race system...
  39. ncbi The complete mitochondrial genome of the yellow coaster, Acraea issoria (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Heliconiinae: Acraeini): sequence, gene organization and a unique tRNA translocation event
    Jing Hu
    College of Life Sciences, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241000, China
    Mol Biol Rep 37:3431-8. 2010
    In this paper, the complete mitochondrial genome of Acraea issoria (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Heliconiinae: Acraeini) is reported; a circular molecule of 15,245 bp in size. For A...
  40. ncbi Assessing the value of DNA barcodes and other priority gene regions for molecular phylogenetics of Lepidoptera
    John James Wilson
    Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
    PLoS ONE 5:e10525. 2010
    Despite apparently abundant amounts of observable variation and species diversity, the order Lepidoptera exhibits a morphological homogeneity that has provided only a limited number of taxonomic characters and led to widespread use of ..
  41. ncbi Feeding mechanisms of adult Lepidoptera: structure, function, and evolution of the mouthparts
    Harald W Krenn
    Department of Evolutionary Biology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
    Annu Rev Entomol 55:307-27. 2010
    The form and function of the mouthparts in adult Lepidoptera and their feeding behavior are reviewed from evolutionary and ecological points of view...
  42. ncbi Comprehensive gene and taxon coverage elucidates radiation patterns in moths and butterflies
    Marko Mutanen
    Zoological Museum, Department of Biology, University of Oulu, PO Box 3000, Oulu 90014, Finland
    Proc Biol Sci 277:2839-48. 2010
    b>Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) represent one of the most diverse animals groups. Yet, the phylogeny of advanced ditrysian Lepidoptera, accounting for about 99 per cent of lepidopteran species, has remained largely unresolved...
  43. ncbi The complete mitochondrial genome of the fall webworm, Hyphantria cunea (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae)
    Fang Liao
    1 College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
    Int J Biol Sci 6:172-86. 2010
    The complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of the fall webworm, Hyphantria cunea (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) was determined. The genome is a circular molecule 15 481 bp long...
  44. ncbi Crystal structure of the ligand-binding domain of the ultraspiracle protein USP, the ortholog of retinoid X receptors in insects
    I M Billas
    Genomics and Structural Biology Laboratory, UPR 9004, Institut de Genetique et de Biologie Moleculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS INSERM Universite Louis Pasteur, 1 rue Laurent Fries, 67404 Illkirch Cedex, Cité Universitaire de Strasbourg, France
    J Biol Chem 276:7465-74. 2001
    ..The structure of this receptor provides the template for designing inhibitors, which could be utilized as a novel type of environmentally safe insecticides...
  45. ncbi Population genetics of ecological communities with DNA barcodes: an example from New Guinea Lepidoptera
    Kathleen J Craft
    Department of Plant Biology, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 107:5041-6. 2010
    ..Contradictory estimates of host specificity and beta diversity in tropical Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) from New Guinea and the Americas have sparked debate on the role of host-associated ..
  46. ncbi Molecular characterization of a defensin in the IZD-MB-0503 cell line derived from immunocytes of the insect Mamestra brassicae (Lepidoptera)
    Mauro Mandrioli
    Department of Animal Biology, Via Campi 213/D, 41100 Modena, Italy
    Biol Cell 95:53-7. 2003
    ..of a defensin-like molecule active against Gram positive bacteria is described for the first time in Lepidoptera. This molecule shows between 43% and 59% homology with group A defensins from other dipteran and hymenopteran ..
  47. ncbi Anopheles gambiae alkaline phosphatase is a functional receptor of Bacillus thuringiensis jegathesan Cry11Ba toxin
    Gang Hua
    Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602 2603, USA
    Biochemistry 48:9785-93. 2009
    ..In bioassays against An. gambiae larvae, the presence of AgALP1(t) reduced larval mortality from 78 to 8%. We conclude that AgALP1 is a binding protein and a functional receptor for Cry11Ba toxin...
  48. ncbi Barcoding lepidoptera: current situation and perspectives on the usefulness of a contentious technique
    Karina L Silva-Brandão
    Depto de Entomologia e Acarologia, Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz, Univ de São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP
    Neotrop Entomol 38:441-51. 2009
    ..For insects of the order Lepidoptera neither side seems totally correct or wrong, and although many groups of lepidopterans have been taxonomically ..
  49. ncbi [Molecular and morphological differentiation of Oleria makrena (Hewitson) and Oleria fumata (Haensch) (Lepidoptera: Ithomiinae)]
    Luz M Gómez-P
    Grupo Sistemática Molecular, Univ Nacional de Colombia, Antioquia, Colombia
    Neotrop Entomol 38:616-23. 2009
    ..The analysis of 579 base pairs (bp) indicated 46 nucleotide differences between both species...
  50. ncbi The evolution of female flightlessness among Ennominae of the Holarctic forest zone (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)
    Niklas Wahlberg
    Laboratory of Genetics, Department of Biology, University of Turku, FIN 20014 Turku, Finland
    Mol Phylogenet Evol 55:929-38. 2010
    ..to facilitate the study of the evolution of female flightlessness among the geometrid subfamily Ennominae (Lepidoptera, Geometridae), we carried out a phylogenetic analysis based on a morphological data matrix, and DNA sequences...
  51. ncbi Venom of Pteromalus puparum (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) induced endocrine changes in the hemolymph of its host, Pieris rapae (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)
    Jia Ying Zhu
    State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Institute of Insect Sciences, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
    Arch Insect Biochem Physiol 71:45-53. 2009
    ..The results demonstrate that venom alone of this parasitoid wasp can disrupt its host's endocrine system...
  52. ncbi Mannose-binding lectin from yam (Dioscorea batatas) tubers with insecticidal properties against Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
    Yuki Ohizumi
    Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai 981 8555, Japan
    J Agric Food Chem 57:2896-902. 2009
    ..DB1 was examined for insecticidal activity against Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) larvae at different stages of development...
  53. ncbi DNA barcoding the geometrid fauna of Bavaria (Lepidoptera): successes, surprises, and questions
    Axel Hausmann
    Entomology Department, Zoological Collection of the State of Bavaria, Munich, Germany
    PLoS ONE 6:e17134. 2011
    ..The present study provides a comprehensive DNA barcode library for the Geometridae, one of the most diverse of insect families...
  54. ncbi Insecticidal action of Bauhinia monandra leaf lectin (BmoLL) against Anagasta kuehniella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), Zabrotes subfasciatus and Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)
    Maria Ligia Rodrigues Macedo
    Laboratório de Purificação de Proteínas e suas Funções Biológicas, Departamento de Ciencias Naturais, CPTL, Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul UFMS, Avenida Capitão Olinto Mancini, Tres Lagoas, MS, Brazil
    Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 146:486-98. 2007
    ..maculatus larvae increased the digestion of potato starch by 25% compared with the control. The transformation of the genes coding for this lectin could be useful in the development of insect resistance in important agricultural crops...
  55. ncbi Coevolution between pathogen-derived proteinases and proteinase inhibitors of host insects
    Andreas Vilcinskas
    Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Institute of Phytopathology and Applied Zoology at the Interdisciplinary Research Center, Giessen, Germany
    Virulence 1:206-14. 2010
    ....
  56. ncbi Candidate chemosensory ionotropic receptors in a Lepidoptera
    V Olivier
    INRA, UMR 1272 INRA UPMC PISC Physiologie de l Insecte Signalisation et Communication, Route de Saint Cyr, Versailles, France
    Insect Mol Biol 20:189-99. 2011
    ..Our data suggest that we identified members of the insect IR chemosensory receptor family in S. littoralis and we report here the first demonstration of IR expression in Lepidoptera.
  57. ncbi Assessing diversity of diurnal lepidoptera in habitat fragments: testing the efficiency of strip transects
    Matthew R Williams
    Centre for Ecosystem Diversity and Dynamics, Department of Environmental Biology, Curtin University, PO Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia 6845, Australia
    Environ Entomol 37:1313-22. 2008
    ..The abundance of diurnal lepidoptera showed large temporal variation over the flight season and varied to a lesser extent with time of day and ..
  58. ncbi Genome sequence and organization of a nucleopolyhedrovirus isolated from the smaller tea tortrix, Adoxophyes honmai
    Madoka Nakai
    Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan
    Virology 316:171-83. 2003
    ..Although gene content analysis failed to support the group II NPVs, phylogenetic trees based on gene sequence and gene order showed AdhoNPV to be closely related to the group II NPVs...
  59. ncbi Identification of receptors of main sex-pheromone components of three Lepidopteran species
    Hidefumi Mitsuno
    Division of Applied Biosciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
    Eur J Neurosci 28:893-902. 2008
    ....
  60. ncbi Conserved synteny of genes between chromosome 15 of Bombyx mori and a chromosome of Manduca sexta shown by five-color BAC-FISH
    Ken Sahara
    Laboratory of Applied Molecular Entomology, Research Institute of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, N9, W9, Kita ku, Sapporo 060 8589, Japan
    Genome 50:1061-5. 2007
    ..To achieve higher-throughput comparative mapping using BAC-FISH in Lepidoptera, we developed a protocol for five-color BAC-FISH, which allowed us to map simultaneously 6 different BAC probes ..
  61. ncbi Molecular genetics and evolution of pheromone biosynthesis in Lepidoptera
    Wendell L Roelofs
    New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Cornell University, Geneva, NY 14456, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 100:9179-84. 2003
    A great diversity of pheromone structures are used by moth species (Insecta: Lepidoptera) for long-distance mating signals...
  62. ncbi High-efficiency transformation of Plasmodium falciparum by the lepidopteran transposable element piggyBac
    Bharath Balu
    Department of Biological Sciences, Center for Tropical Disease Research and Training, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 102:16391-6. 2005
    ..The availability of such an adaptable genetic tool opens the way for much needed forward genetic approaches to study this lethal human parasite...
  63. ncbi Broadening the insecticidal spectrum of Lepidoptera-specific Bacillus thuringiensis strains by chromosomal integration of cry3A
    Chaoyin Yue
    Biotechnology Research Center, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443002 Hubei, People's Republic of China
    Biotechnol Bioeng 91:296-303. 2005
    ..an integrative vector, pBMB-R14E, was constructed, by which the cry3A delta-endotoxin gene highly toxic to Lepidoptera was delivered into a wildtype B. thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki strain YBT1520...
  64. ncbi Association analysis between serotype, cry gene content, and toxicity to Helicoverpa armigera larvae among Bacillus thuringiensis isolates native to Spain
    Clara Martinez
    Laboratorio de Entomología Agrícola y Patología de Insectos, Departamento de Producción Agraria, Universidad Publica de Navarra, 31006 Pamplona, Spain
    J Invertebr Pathol 90:91-7. 2005
    ..Bioassays against H. armigera larvae showed a wide variation in the insecticidal potency, even among strains sharing the same set of cry genes and within the same serotype...
  65. ncbi Toxicity and mode of action of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry proteins in the Mediterranean corn borer, Sesamia nonagrioides (Lefebvre)
    Joel González-Cabrera
    Departamento de Genetica, Facultad de CC Biológicas, Dr Moliner 50, 46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
    Appl Environ Microbiol 72:2594-600. 2006
    ..In terms of resistance management, based on our results and the fact that Cry1Ca is not toxic to Ostrinia nubilalis, we recommend pyramiding of Cry1Ab with Cry1Fa in the same Bt corn plant for better long-term control of corn borers...
  66. ncbi Laboratory and field evaluations of rhodojaponin-III against the imported cabbage worm Pieris rapae (L.) (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)
    Guohua Zhong
    Laboratory of Insect Toxicology, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
    Pest Manag Sci 62:976-81. 2006
    ..5 and 625 mL ha(-1). These results suggest that further research to develop R-III, and extracts from R. molle, as biorational pesticides or as lead compounds for integrated pest management deserve consideration...
  67. ncbi Cry toxin mode of action in susceptible and resistant Heliothis virescens larvae
    Juan Luis Jurat-Fuentes
    Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-2603, USA
    J Invertebr Pathol 92:166-71. 2006
    ..virescens encodes a cadherin-like protein, a functional Cry1A receptor in Lepidoptera. This manuscript discusses the most updated information on the mode of action of Cry1A toxins obtained from the ..
  68. ncbi Toxicity of Bacillus thuringiensis delta-endotoxins against bean shoot borer (Epinotia aporema Wals.) larvae, a major soybean pest in Argentina
    Diego H Sauka
    Bioinsumos Microbianos, Instituto de Microbiología y Zoología Agrícola, INTA, CC No 25 1712 Castelar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
    J Invertebr Pathol 94:125-9. 2007
    ..In addition the heterologous competition experiments showed that Cry1Ab and Cry1Ac toxins share a common binding site. Based on these data, we propose that Cry1Ab and Cry1Ac toxins could be used in the biological control of E. aporema...
  69. ncbi Use of Bacillus thuringiensis toxins for control of the cotton pest Earias insulana (Boisd.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
    María A Ibargutxi
    Laboratorio de Entomología Agrícola y Patología de Insectos, Departamento de Producción Agraria, Universidad Publica de Navarra, 31006 Pamplona, Spain
    Appl Environ Microbiol 72:437-42. 2006
    ....
  70. ncbi Larvicidal activities against agricultural pests of transgenic Escherichia coli expressing combinations of four genes from Bacillus thuringiensis
    Vadim Khasdan
    Department of Life Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, PO Box 653, Be er Sheva 84105, Israel
    Arch Microbiol 188:643-53. 2007
    ..5- to 140-fold) than their counterparts with P A1 alone, reducing the LC50 values to below 10(7) cells ml(-1)...
  71. ncbi [Insecticide proteic crystals from a native isolate of Bacillus thuringiensis]
    D H Sauka
    Area Bioinsumos Microbianos, IMYZA-INTA, , Castelar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
    Rev Argent Microbiol 39:225. 2007
  72. ncbi Baseline susceptibility of tobacco budworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to Cry1F toxin from Bacillus thuringiensis
    Carlos A Blanco
    USDA ARS, Southern Insect Management Research Unit, Stoneville, MS 38776, USA
    J Econ Entomol 101:168-73. 2008
    ....
  73. ncbi Prediction-based protein engineering of domain I of Cry2A entomocidal toxin of Bacillus thuringiensis for the enhancement of toxicity against lepidopteran insects
    Chandi C Mandal
    IIT BREF Biotek, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721 302, India
    Protein Eng Des Sel 20:599-606. 2007
    ..1-6.6-fold increase in the toxicity of the peptide against three major lepidopteran insect pests of crop plants...
  74. ncbi Comparative study of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Aa and Cry1Ac delta-endotoxin activation, inactivation and in situ histopathological effect in Ephestia kuehniella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
    Souad Rouis
    Laboratory of Biopesticides, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, P O Box K 3038, Sfax, Tunisia
    Mol Biotechnol 38:233-9. 2008
    ..kuehniella tolerance to Cry1Aa toxin. The latter was slightly bound to apical membranes of epithelial cells that remained intact, whereas Cry1Ac was tightly bound to completely damaged cells basal membranes...
  75. ncbi Bacillus thuringiensis in caterpillars and associated materials collected from protected tropical forests in northwestern Costa Rica
    César Rodriguez-Sanchez
    Centro de Investigacion en Biologia Celular y Molecular, Universidad de Costa Rica, Ciudad Universitaria Rodrigo Facio, San Jose, Costa Rica
    Rev Biol Trop 54:265-71. 2006
    Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) synthesizes crystalline inclusions that are toxic to caterpillars (Lepidoptera) and other orders of invertebrates...
  76. ncbi Changes of inheritance mode and fitness in Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) along with its resistance evolution to Cry1Ac toxin
    Ge Mei Liang
    State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100094, China
    J Invertebr Pathol 97:142-9. 2008
    ..79, 0.64 and 0.59 in their respective BtR-F(16), BtR-F(34) and BtR-F(87) strains...
  77. ncbi A highly pathogenic strain of Bacillus thuringiensis serovar kurstaki in lepidopteran pests
    Hatice Kati
    Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Giresun University, Giresun, Turkey
    J Microbiol 45:553-7. 2007
    ..Our results show that the B. thuringiensis isolate (Bn1) may prove valuable as a significant microbial control agent against lepidopteran pests...
  78. ncbi Impact of single-gene and dual-gene Bt broccoli on the herbivore Pieris rapae (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) and its pupal endoparasitoid Pteromalus puparum (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae)
    Mao Chen
    Department of Entomology, NYSAES, Cornell University, Geneva, NY 14456, USA
    Transgenic Res 17:545-55. 2008
    ..puparum. Our data suggest that the effects on P. puparum developing in Bt plant-fed P. rapae are mediated by host quality rather than by direct toxicity...
  79. ncbi Leucine transport is affected by Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1 toxins in brush border membrane vesicles from Ostrinia nubilalis Hb (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) and Sesamia nonagrioides Lefebvre (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) midgut
    M Giovanna Leonardi
    Dipartimento di Biologia, Universita degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 26, 20133 Milano, Italy
    J Membr Biol 214:157-64. 2006
    ..In both species, as in other Lepidoptera, leucine uptake by BBMVs can take place in the absence of cations, but it can also be driven by a K(+) gradient...
  80. ncbi Characterization of a Cry1Ac-receptor alkaline phosphatase in susceptible and resistant Heliothis virescens larvae
    Juan L Jurat-Fuentes
    Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-2603, USA
    Eur J Biochem 271:3127-35. 2004
    ..virescens larvae confirmed the observation of reduced HvALP levels. We propose HvALP as a Cry1Ac binding protein that is present at reduced levels in brush border membrane vesicles from YHD2 larvae...
  81. ncbi Tolerance to Bacillus thuringiensis endotoxin in immune-suppressed larvae of the flour moth Ephestia kuehniella
    M Mahbubur Rahman
    Insect Molecular Biology Laboratory, School of Agriculture and Wine, University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia
    J Invertebr Pathol 96:125-32. 2007
    ..Here we show that the lipid carrier lipophorin represents a major component in the gut lumen and interacts with mature Bt-toxin to form a complex...
  82. ncbi The diversity of Bt resistance genes in species of Lepidoptera
    David G Heckel
    CESAR, Department of Genetics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
    J Invertebr Pathol 95:192-7. 2007
    ..Thus, resistance to Cry1A toxins in species of Lepidoptera has a complex genetic basis, with at least four distinct, major resistance genes of which three are mapped in ..
  83. ncbi A proteomic approach to study Cry1Ac binding proteins and their alterations in resistant Heliothis virescens larvae
    Juan L Jurat-Fuentes
    Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996 4560, USA
    J Invertebr Pathol 95:187-91. 2007
    ..Our results validate the use of proteomic approaches to identify toxin binding proteins and proteome alterations in resistant insects...
  84. ncbi Knockdown of aminopeptidase-N from Helicoverpa armigera larvae and in transfected Sf21 cells by RNA interference reveals its functional interaction with Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal protein Cry1Ac
    Swaminathan Sivakumar
    International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi 110 067, India
    J Biol Chem 282:7312-9. 2007
    ..BIAcore analysis of HaAPN1/Cry1Ac interaction further established HaAPN1 as a ligand for Cry1Ac. This is the first functional demonstration of insect aminopeptidase-N of H. armigera being a receptor of Cry1Ac protein of B. thuringiensis...
  85. ncbi Diversity of Colombian strains of Bacillus thuringiensis with insecticidal activity against dipteran and lepidopteran insects
    G Armengol
    Biotechnology and Biological Control Unit, Corporacion para Investigaciones Biologicas CIB, Medellin, Colombia
    J Appl Microbiol 102:77-88. 2007
    ..To evaluate the genetic and molecular diversity and insecticidal activity of Bacillus thuringiensis isolates from all the natural regions of Colombia...
  86. ncbi Toxicity and characterization of cotton expressing Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab2 proteins for control of lepidopteran pests
    S Sivasupramaniam
    Monsanto Company, 700 Chesterfield Parkway West, Saint Louis, MO 63017, USA
    J Econ Entomol 101:546-54. 2008
    ....
  87. ncbi Expression and characterization of a recombinant Cry1Ac crystal protein with enhanced green fluorescent protein in acrystalliferous Bacillus thuringiensis
    J Y Roh
    School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
    Lett Appl Microbiol 38:393-9. 2004
    ..SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: Through the N-terminal fusion expression of EGFP and Cry1Ac, expression and crystallization between the B. thuringiensis crystal protein and a foreign protein were validated...
  88. ncbi Effect of MON810 Bt field corn on Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) cannibalism and its implications to resistance development
    T A Horner
    USDA, APHIS, PPQ, 4700 River Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737, USA
    J Econ Entomol 96:931-4. 2003
    ..These behavior alterations could increase the selective differential between susceptible individuals and those carrying resistance genes...
  89. ncbi Degradation of the Cry1Ab protein within transgenic Bacillus thuringiensis corn tissue in the field
    C Zwahlen
    Zoological Institute, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
    Mol Ecol 12:765-75. 2003
    ..3% of the initial amount of Cry1Ab toxin was detected. Our results suggest that extended pre- and post-commercial monitoring are necessary to assess the long-term impact of Bt toxin in transgenic plant residues on soil organisms...
  90. ncbi Activity of Bacillus thuringiensis toxins against cocoa pod borer larvae
    Djoko Santoso
    Biotechnology Research Institute for Estate Crops, Taman Kencana, Bogor, Indonesia
    Pest Manag Sci 60:735-8. 2004
    ..Three Cryl proteins with relatively little homology were all found to be toxic, opening perspectives for controlling cocoa pod borer by expression of Cry proteins in transgenic plants...
  91. ncbi Effect of maysin on wild-type, deltamethrin-resistant, and Bt-resistant Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
    Brian G Rector
    USDA ARS, Crop Genetics and Breeding Research Unit, Tifton, GA 31794, USA
    J Econ Entomol 96:909-13. 2003
    ..The toxic effect of maysin on the Bt-R and Del-R colonies suggests that physiological mechanisms of H. armigera resistance to Cry1Ac and deltamethrin do not confer cross-resistance to maysin...
  92. ncbi Competition of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1 toxins for midgut binding sites: a basis for the development and management of transgenic tropical maize resistant to several stemborers
    Cécile Rang
    CIRAD, TA40 PS1, Boulevard de la Lironde, 34398, Montpellier 05, France
    Curr Microbiol 49:22-7. 2004
    ..Cry1Ea does not recognize any binding site on Diatraea species. Combinations of toxins are proposed to develop transgenic maize resistant to the three stemborers while allowing resistance management...
  93. ncbi Comparative analysis of proteinase activities of Bacillus thuringiensis-resistant and -susceptible Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)
    Huarong Li
    Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan 66506, USA
    Insect Biochem Mol Biol 34:753-62. 2004
    ..Reduced protoxin processing due to decreased activities of Bt protoxin activation proteinases may be associated with resistance to Bt toxin in this resistant strain of O. nubilalis...
  94. ncbi Dual resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ac and Cry2Aa toxins in Heliothis virescens suggests multiple mechanisms of resistance
    Juan Luis Jurat-Fuentes
    Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602-2603, USA
    Appl Environ Microbiol 69:5898-906. 2003
    ..These results highlight the genetic potential of H. virescens to become resistant to distinct Cry toxins simultaneously and may question the effectiveness of gene stacking in delaying evolution of resistance...
  95. ncbi Role of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1 delta endotoxin binding in determining potency during lepidopteran larval development
    Androulla Gilliland
    Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1GA, United Kingdom
    Appl Environ Microbiol 68:1509-15. 2002
    ..The correlation between binding and potency was inconsistent for the species-instar-toxin combinations used in this study, reaffirming the complex mode of action of Cry1 toxins...
  96. ncbi Reconstruction of Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. israelensis Cry11A endotoxin from fragments corresponding to its N- and C-moieties restores its original biological activity
    L P Revina
    Scientific Research Institute for Genetics and Selection of Industrial Microorganisms, Moscow 117545, Russia
    Biochemistry (Mosc) 69:181-7. 2004
    ..Thermitase (a serine protease from Thermoactinomyces vulgaris) and insect gut proteases from Diptera and Lepidoptera exhibit the same hydrolytic effect on Cry11A...
  97. ncbi Interaction of Bacillus thuringiensis toxins with larval midgut binding sites of Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
    Anna Estela
    , , , , Spain
    Appl Environ Microbiol 70:1378-84. 2004
    ..In contrast, (125)I-Cry1Ab binding was only significantly inhibited by concanavalin A. These results show that Cry1Ac and Cry1Ab use different epitopes for binding to BBMV...
  98. ncbi Development, survival and fitness performance of Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in MON810 Bt field corn
    T A Horner
    USDA, APHIS, PPQ, 4700 River Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737, USA
    J Econ Entomol 96:914-24. 2003
    ..zea populations. Implications of localized population suppression are discussed...
  99. ncbi Bacillus thuringiensis delta-endotoxin binding to brush border membrane vesicles of rice stem borers
    Edwin P Alcantara
    National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of the Philippines, , Laguna, Philippines
    Arch Insect Biochem Physiol 55:169-77. 2004
    ..stem borer (SSB) Chilo suppressalis (Walker) and yellow stem borer (YSB) Scirpophaga incertulas (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)...
  100. ncbi Mutations at the arginine residues in alpha8 loop of Bacillus thuringiensis delta-endotoxin Cry1Ac affect toxicity and binding to Manduca sexta and Lymantria dispar aminopeptidase N
    M K Lee
    Department of Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    FEBS Lett 497:108-12. 2001
    ..These data suggest that the two arginine residues in the alpha8 loop region are important in toxicity and APN binding in L. dispar and M. sexta...
  101. ncbi Assessment of experimental Bt events against fall armyworm and corn earworm in field corn
    G David Buntin
    Entomology Department, University of Georgia, Georgia Experiment Station, Griffin, GA 30223, USA
    J Econ Entomol 97:259-64. 2004
    ..zea and S. frugiperda would increase the flexibility of planting corn, Zea mays L., and permit double cropping of corn in areas where these pests perennially reach damaging levels...

Research Grants103 found, 100 shown here

  1. Functional Domains of Bacillus thuringiensis Endotoxins
    DONALD DEAN; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..these toxins bind to specific receptors on the mosquito midgut as recognized in model insect-toxin studies (the Lepidoptera-toxin paradigm); i.e...
  2. High-throughput Screens for P. falciparum Malaria (RMI)
    Jon Clardy; Fiscal Year: 2004
    ..Multi-component screens, based on the GFP-assay, will also be developed, identifying chemotypes that reverse drug resistance to previously effective agents. ..
  3. N-GLYCOSYLATION MECHANISM IN INSECT CELLS
    Donald Jarvis; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ....
  4. N-GLYCOSYLATION MECHANISM IN INSECT CELLS
    Donald L Jarvis; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ....
  5. Fine-scale recombination, variation, divergence, and codon bias in Drosophila
    MOHAMED A contact NOOR; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ....
  6. Mapping Adeno-associated Virus Capsid Structural and Dynamic Transitions
    Brian P Bothner; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..The availability of this information will be valuable for the development of next generation recombinant vectors with improved efficacy. This project aims to fill this dearth in our knowledge base of basic AAV biology. ..
  7. Molecular Improvement of Bacterial Mosquito Larvicides
    Brian A Federici; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..This is unlikely to be true for any of the other molecular technologies for vector control and disease reduction under development. ..
  8. PROTEINASE SYSTEMS IN INSECT HEMOLYMPH
    Michael Kanost; Fiscal Year: 2003
    ..4. Analyze the regulation of plasma proteinases by M. sexta serine protease inhibitors (serpins). ..
  9. Apoptosis as an anti-viral response in mosquito midgut
    ROLLIE CLEM; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ....
  10. Genetics and evolution of gene copy number polymorphism
    Erik Dopman; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..These long-term objectives have been formulated to test specific predictions for genes with variable copies. ..
  11. APPLICATIONS OF NATURAL PRODUCTS TO CHEMICAL BIOLOGY
    Jon Clardy; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ....
  12. Structural and Functional Studies on Proteins
    Jon Clardy; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..This scan, if successful, would provide functional annotation for the endogenous function of previously characterized small molecules. Finally, some polypeptides with antibiotic activity will be investigated. ..
  13. APPLICATIONS OF NATURAL PRODUCTS TO CHEMICAL BIOLOGY
    Jon Clardy; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ....
  14. Molecule-to-gene approaches to new natural products
    Jon Clardy; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..This project describes two approaches, which minimize some of the liabilities of traditional natural products discovery techniques that could lead to an important small molecule stream for HTS. ..
  15. INTERACTIONS BETWEEN PATHOGENS AND ARTHROPOD MIDGUT EPITHELIAL CELLS
    ROLLIE CLEM; Fiscal Year: 2002
    ..The proposed project thus addresses two key aspects of pathogen-arthropod host interactions that are fundamental to the pathogen survival and transmission. ..
  16. STRUCTURAL STUDIES ON BIOACTIVE NATURAL PRODUCTS
    Jon Clardy; Fiscal Year: 1993
    ..The molecular structure information obtained from this research will be of direct benefit to chemistry, biochemistry and pharmacology. Several of the research targets could become useful drugs for the treatment of human diseases...
  17. STRUCTURES OF IMMUNOPHILINS AND THEIR COMPLEXES
    Jon Clardy; Fiscal Year: 1993
    ..The structures of the complexes would be important for basic science and would provide much needed information on the pathway of cytoplasmic signal transduction...
  18. N-GLYCOSYLATION MECHANISM IN INSECT CELLS
    Donald Jarvis; Fiscal Year: 2001
    ..This could lead to more effective ways to control medically and agriculturally significant insects and/or the diseases they help to spread, which would have a major impact on worldwide public health. ..
  19. APPLICATIONS OF NATURAL PRODUCTS TO CHEMICAL BIOLOGY
    Jon Clardy; Fiscal Year: 2001
    ....
  20. Highly Improved Bacterial Larvicides for Vector Control
    Brian Federici; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..This collaboration has the common goal of having new products based on these recombinant bacteria on the market within five years, sooner if possible. ..
  21. Target-Based High-Throughput Screens for Plasmodium falciparum Malaria
    Jon Clardy; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..Here we will develop a new target-based assay to screen structurally diverse small molecule libraries to identify new antimalarial agents to kill the parasite. ..
  22. STRUCTURES OF IMMUNOPHILINS AND THEIR COMPLEXES
    Jon Clardy; Fiscal Year: 1999
    ..Structures of both FKBP12-FK506 and cyclophilin A-Cyclphilin A complexes will be studied to design two distinctly different families of dimerizing agents with no affinity for wild type immunophilins. ..
  23. Molecule-to-gene approaches to new natural products
    Jon Clardy; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..This project describes two approaches, which minimize some of the liabilities of traditional natural products discovery techniques that could lead to an important small molecule stream for HTS. ..
  24. Genetics of speciation in Drosophila pseudoobscura
    MOHAMED A NOOR; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..It will also advance the area of behavioral genetics and the genetics of complex traits using a model system, with potential implications for developing hypotheses regarding human behaviors and traits. ..
  25. STRUCTURAL STUDIES OF IMMUNOPHILINS AND RELATED PROTEINS
    Jon Clardy; Fiscal Year: 2003
    ..Structures such as fyn SH2-pYEEI/FK506-FKBP52 that illustrate the concept of using borrowed endogenous proteins to moderate the binding of hybrid small molecules. ..
  26. STRUCTURAL STUDIES OF BIOACTIVE NATURAL PRODUCTS
    Jon Clardy; Fiscal Year: 1980
    ..Activity in an anticancer screen is the most important criterion but other activities such as antibiotic or CNS are also considered. ..
  27. Genetics of mate discrimination in Drosophila pseudoobscura
    MOHAMED NOOR; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..It will also advance the area of behavioral genetics and the genetics of complex traits using a model system, with potential implications for developing hypotheses regarding human behaviors and traits. ..
  28. Molecular mechanisms of X. nematophila-nematode interaction
    Heidi Goodrich Blair; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..nematophila during colonization, further define a colonization-specific regulon, and expand our knowledge of the role of a ubiquitous transcription factor in the natural ecology of a bacterium. ..
  29. INTERACTION BETWEEN X NEMATOPHILUS AND ITS HOSTS
    Heidi Goodrich Blair; Fiscal Year: 2003
    ..This work will provide insight into the genes and gene products that are essential for symbiosis and will aid in the elucidation of the regulation of host interactions in X. nematophilus and other bacteria. ..
  30. FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF ANTIAPOPTOTIC IAP PROTEINS
    ROLLIE CLEM; Fiscal Year: 2002
    ....
  31. Fine-scale recombination, variation, divergence, and codon bias in Drosophila
    MOHAMED NOOR; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ....
  32. Molecular Improvement of Bacterial Mosquito Larvicides
    Brian Federici; Fiscal Year: 2004
    ....
  33. APPLICATIONS OF NATURAL PRODUCTS TO CHEMICAL BIOLOGY
    Jon Clardy; Fiscal Year: 2005
    ..Approaches to accessing and screening these natural products by heterologously expressing DNA obtained directly from the environment, eDNA, will be developed. ..
  34. Molecular Improvement of Bacterial Mosquito Larvicides
    Brian Federici; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..abstract_text> ..
  35. Phenotypic-based high throughput screens-Plasmodium(RMI)
    Jon Clardy; Fiscal Year: 2005
    ..Identification of cellular factors involved in parasitic invasion and transmission at the host cell erythrocyte is critical for understanding parasitic pathogenesis and should aid in the development of effective chemotherapeutics. ..
  36. Molecular Improvement of Bacterial Mosquito Larvicides
    Brian Federici; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..abstract_text> ..