Odorant receptors and odorant-binding proteins as insect pest control targets: a comparative analysis

H Venthur, JJ Zhou - Frontiers in physiology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Recently, two alternative targets in insect periphery nerve system have been explored for
environmentally-friendly approaches in insect pest management, namely odorant-binding …

A need for NAD+ in muscle development, homeostasis, and aging

MF Goody, CA Henry - Skeletal Muscle, 2018 - Springer
Skeletal muscle enables posture, breathing, and locomotion. Skeletal muscle also impacts
systemic processes such as metabolism, thermoregulation, and immunity. Skeletal muscle is …

Odorant receptors for detecting flowering plant cues are functionally conserved across moths and butterflies

M Guo, L Du, Q Chen, Y Feng, J Zhang… - Molecular biology …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Odorant receptors (ORs) are essential for plant–insect interactions. However, despite the
global impacts of Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) as major herbivores and pollinators …

Phylogenomics of expanding uncultured environmental Tenericutes provides insights into their pathogenicity and evolutionary relationship with Bacilli

Y Wang, JM Huang, YL Zhou, A Almeida, RD Finn… - BMC genomics, 2020 - Springer
Background The metabolic capacity, stress response and evolution of uncultured
environmental Tenericutes have remained elusive, since previous studies have been largely …

Mutagenesis of the odorant receptor co-receptor (Orco) reveals severe olfactory defects in the crop pest moth Helicoverpa armigera

XB Fan, BT Mo, GC Li, LQ Huang, H Guo, XL Gong… - BMC biology, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Odorant receptors (ORs) as odorant-gated ion channels play a crucial
role in insect olfaction. They are formed by a heteromultimeric complex of the odorant …

A moth odorant receptor highly expressed in the ovipositor is involved in detecting host-plant volatiles

RT Li, LQ Huang, JF Dong, CZ Wang - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
Antennae are often considered to be the nostrils of insects. Here, we sequenced the
transcriptome of the pheromone gland-ovipositor complex of Helicoverpa assulta and …

CircMYO10 promotes osteosarcoma progression by regulating miR-370-3p/RUVBL1 axis to enhance the transcriptional activity of β-catenin/LEF1 complex via effects …

J Chen, G Liu, Y Wu, J Ma, H Wu, Z Xie, S Chen… - Molecular cancer, 2019 - Springer
Background CircMYO10 is a circular RNA generated by back-splicing of gene MYO10 and is
upregulated in osteosarcoma cell lines, but its functional role in osteosarcoma is still …

Ultrasensitive detection of ribonucleic acid biomarkers using portable sensing platforms based on organic electrochemical transistors

Y Fu, N Wang, A Yang, Z Xu, W Zhang, H Liu… - Analytical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The analysis of ribonucleic acid (RNA) plays an important role in the early diagnosis of
diseases and will greatly benefit patients with a higher cure rate. However, the low …

Global occurrence, chemical properties, and ecological impacts of e-wastes (IUPAC Technical Report)

D Purchase, G Abbasi, L Bisschop… - Pure and Applied …, 2020 - degruyter.com
The waste stream of obsolete electronic equipment grows exponentially, creating a
worldwide pollution and resource problem. Electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) …

Hospital bed supply and inequality as determinants of maternal mortality in China between 2004 and 2016

F Tian, J Pan - International journal for equity in health, 2021 - Springer
Background Driven by the government's firm commitment to promoting maternal health,
maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in China has achieved a remarkable reduction over the past …