PIWI pathway against viruses in insects

A Kolliopoulou, D Santos, CNT Taning… - Wiley …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Piwi‐interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are an animal‐specific class of small non‐coding RNAs that
are generated via a biogenesis pathway distinct from small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) and …

microRNA profiles and functions in mosquitoes

X Feng, S Zhou, J Wang, W Hu - PLoS neglected tropical …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Mosquitoes are incriminated as vectors for many crippling diseases, including malaria, West
Nile fever, Dengue fever, and other neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). microRNAs …

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 …

The genome and sex-dependent responses to temperature in the common yellow butterfly, Eurema hecabe

IHT Lee, W Nong, WL So, CKH Cheung, Y Xie, T Baril… - BMC biology, 2023 - Springer
Background Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) is one of the most geographically
widespread insect orders in the world, and its species play important and diverse ecological …

Proteomics informed by transcriptomics for characterising active transposable elements and genome annotation in Aedes aegypti

K Maringer, A Yousuf, KJ Heesom, J Fan, D Lee… - BMC genomics, 2017 - Springer
Background Aedes aegypti is a vector for the (re-) emerging human pathogens dengue,
chikungunya, yellow fever and Zika viruses. Almost half of the Ae. aegypti genome is …

Of genes and genomes: mosquito evolution and diversity

L Ruzzante, MJMF Reijnders, RM Waterhouse - Trends in parasitology, 2019 - cell.com
Mosquitoes are widely despised for their exasperating buzzing and irritating bites, and more
poignantly because, during blood-feeding, females may transmit pathogens that cause …

A mosquito small RNA genomics resource reveals dynamic evolution and host responses to viruses and transposons

Q Ma, SP Srivastav, S Gamez, G Dayama… - Genome …, 2021 - genome.cshlp.org
Although mosquitoes are major transmission vectors for pathogenic arboviruses, viral
infection has little impact on mosquito health. This immunity is caused in part by mosquito …

The antiviral RNAi response in vector and non-vector cells against orthobunyaviruses

I Dietrich, X Shi, M McFarlane, M Watson… - PLoS neglected …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Vector arthropods control arbovirus replication and spread through antiviral
innate immune responses including RNA interference (RNAi) pathways. Arbovirus infections …

Developmental piRNA profiles of the invasive vector mosquito Aedes albopictus

P Liu, Y Dong, J Gu, S Puthiyakunnon, Y Wu… - Parasites & vectors, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Background In eukaryotic organisms, Piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) control the
activities of mobile genetic elements and ensure genome maintenance. Recent evidence …

Temporal analysis of microRNAs associated with wing development in the English grain aphid, Sitobion avenae (F.)(Homoptera: Aphidiae)

X Li, F Zhang, B Coates, C Wei, X Zhu, Y Zhang… - Insect Biochemistry and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Molecular mechanisms underlying wing evolution and development have been a point of
scientific inquiry for decades. Phloem-feeding aphids are one of the most devastating global …