A novel role for an insect apolipoprotein (apolipophorin III) in β-1, 3-glucan pattern recognition and cellular encapsulation reactions M Whitten, IF Tew, BL Lee, NA Ratcliffe The Journal of Immunology 172 (4), 2177-2185, 2004 | 255 | 2004 |
Symbiont-mediated RNA interference in insects MMA Whitten, PD Facey, R Del Sol, LT Fernández-Martínez, MC Evans, ... Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 283 (1825), 20160042, 2016 | 212 | 2016 |
More than a colour change: insect melanism, disease resistance and fecundity IM Dubovskiy, MMA Whitten, VY Kryukov, ON Yaroslavtseva, ... Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 280 (1763), 20130584, 2013 | 202 | 2013 |
Can insects develop resistance to insect pathogenic fungi? IM Dubovskiy, MMA Whitten, ON Yaroslavtseva, C Greig, VY Kryukov, ... PloS one 8 (4), e60248, 2013 | 192 | 2013 |
Exploring the role of insect host factors in the dynamics of Trypanosoma cruzi–Rhodnius prolixus interactions ES Garcia, NA Ratcliffe, MM Whitten, MS Gonzalez, P Azambuja Journal of Insect Physiology 53 (1), 11-21, 2007 | 176 | 2007 |
The Major Yolk Protein Vitellogenin Interferes with the Anti-Plasmodium Response in the Malaria Mosquito Anopheles gambiae MK Rono, MMA Whitten, M Oulad-Abdelghani, EA Levashina, E Marois PLoS biology 8 (7), e1000434, 2010 | 155 | 2010 |
Mosquito midguts and malaria: cell biology, compartmentalization and immunology MMA Whitten, SH Shiao, EA Levashina Parasite immunology 28 (4), 121-130, 2006 | 145 | 2006 |
Role of superoxide and reactive nitrogen intermediates in Rhodnius prolixus (Reduviidae)/Trypanosoma rangeli interactions MMA Whitten, CB Mello, SAO Gomes, Y Nigam, P Azambuja, ES Garcia, ... Experimental Parasitology 98 (1), 44-57, 2001 | 129 | 2001 |
Molecular and cellular components of the mating machinery in Anopheles gambiae females DW Rogers, MMA Whitten, J Thailayil, J Soichot, EA Levashina, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 105 (49), 19390-19395, 2008 | 128 | 2008 |
Re‐evaluation of insect melanogenesis research: Views from the dark side MMA Whitten, CJ Coates Pigment cell & melanoma research 30 (4), 386-401, 2017 | 113 | 2017 |
Immuno-physiological adaptations confer wax moth Galleria mellonella resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis IM Dubovskiy, EV Grizanova, MMA Whitten, K Mukherjee, C Greig, ... Virulence 7 (8), 860-870, 2016 | 105 | 2016 |
Differential modulation of Rhodnius prolixus nitric oxide activities following challenge with Trypanosoma rangeli, T. cruzi and bacterial cell wall components M Whitten, F Sun, I Tew, G Schaub, C Soukou, A Nappi, N Ratcliffe Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 37 (5), 440-452, 2007 | 104 | 2007 |
Contributions of cellular and humoral immunity of Galleria mellonella larvae in defence against oral infection by Bacillus thuringiensis EV Grizanova, IM Dubovskiy, MMA Whitten, VV Glupov Journal of invertebrate pathology 119, 40-46, 2014 | 96 | 2014 |
In vitro superoxide activity in the haemolymph of the West Indian leaf cockroach, Blaberus discoidalis MMA Whitten, NA Ratcliffe Journal of insect physiology 45 (7), 667-675, 1999 | 76 | 1999 |
Calreticulin enriched as an early-stage encapsulation protein in wax moth Galleria mellonella larvae JY Choi, MMA Whitten, MY Cho, KY Lee, MS Kim, NA Ratcliffe, BL Lee Developmental & Comparative Immunology 26 (4), 335-343, 2002 | 72 | 2002 |
Fz2 and Cdc42 Mediate Melanization and Actin Polymerization but Are Dispensable for Plasmodium Killing in the Mosquito Midgut SH Shiao, MMA Whitten, D Zachary, JA Hoffmann, EA Levashina PLoS pathogens 2 (12), e133, 2006 | 68 | 2006 |
Gene silencing in non‐model insects: Overcoming hurdles using symbiotic bacteria for trauma‐free sustainable delivery of RNA interference: Sustained RNA interference in insects … M Whitten, P Dyson Bioessays 39 (3), 1600247, 2017 | 52 | 2017 |
Vector immunity NA Ratcliffe, MMA Whitten, S Gillespie SYMPOSIA-SOCIETY FOR GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY, 199-262, 2004 | 40 | 2004 |
Novel RNAi delivery systems in the control of medical and veterinary pests MMA Whitten Current opinion in insect science 34, 1-6, 2019 | 39 | 2019 |
Draft Genomes, Phylogenetic Reconstruction, and Comparative Genomics of Two Novel Cohabiting Bacterial Symbionts Isolated from Frankliniella occidentalis PD Facey, G Méric, MD Hitchings, JA Pachebat, MJ Hegarty, X Chen, ... Genome biology and evolution 7 (8), 2188-2202, 2015 | 39 | 2015 |