Seeing (and using) the light: recent developments in bioluminescence technology

AC Love, JA Prescher - Cell Chemical Biology, 2020 - cell.com
Bioluminescence has long been used to image biological processes in vivo. This technology
features luciferase enzymes and luciferin small molecules that produce visible light …

A brief review of bioluminescent systems (2019)

A Fleiss, KS Sarkisyan - Current genetics, 2019 - Springer
Despite being widely used in reporter technologies, bioluminescent systems are largely
understudied. Of at least forty different bioluminescent systems thought to exist in nature …

InsectBase 2.0: a comprehensive gene resource for insects

Y Mei, D Jing, S Tang, X Chen, H Chen… - Nucleic acids …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Insects are the largest group of animals on the planet and have a huge impact on human life
by providing resources, transmitting diseases, and damaging agricultural crop production …

[HTML][HTML] Diversity and evolution of the P450 family in arthropods

W Dermauw, T Van Leeuwen, R Feyereisen - Insect biochemistry and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The P450 family (CYP genes) of arthropods encodes diverse enzymes involved in the
metabolism of foreign compounds and in essential endocrine or ecophysiological functions …

Multi‐level convergence of complex traits and the evolution of bioluminescence

ES Lau, TH Oakley - Biological Reviews, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Evolutionary convergence provides natural opportunities to investigate how, when, and why
novel traits evolve. Many convergent traits are complex, highlighting the importance of …

Origin and evolution of the CYP4G subfamily in insects, cytochrome P450 enzymes involved in cuticular hydrocarbon synthesis

R Feyereisen - Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 2020 - Elsevier
The large and diverse P450 (CYP) superfamily encodes enzymes with a wide spectrum of
monooxygenase and related activities. Insect P450 enzymes of the CYP4G subfamily are …

Population sequencing reveals clonal diversity and ancestral inbreeding in the grapevine cultivar Chardonnay

MJ Roach, DL Johnson, J Bohlmann… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Chardonnay is the basis of some of the world's most iconic wines and its success is
underpinned by a historic program of clonal selection. There are numerous clones of …

Anchored phylogenomics, evolution and systematics of Elateridae: Are all bioluminescent Elateroidea derived click beetles?

HB Douglas, R Kundrata, AJ Brunke, HE Escalona… - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In the era of phylogenomics, new molecular sequencing and
computational techniques can aid in resolving phylogenetic relationships that were …

Phylogenomic relationships of bioluminescent elateroids define the 'lampyroid'clade with clicking Sinopyrophoridae as its earliest member

D Kusy, JW He, SM Bybee, M Motyka… - Systematic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Bioluminescence has been hypothesized as aposematic signalling, intersexual
communication and a predatory strategy, but origins and relationships among …

Contribution of cryptochromes and photolyases for insect life under sunlight

P Deppisch, V Kirsch, C Helfrich-Förster… - Journal of Comparative …, 2023 - Springer
The cryptochrome/photolyase (CRY/PL) family is essential for life under sunlight because
photolyases repair UV-damaged DNA and cryptochromes are normally part of the circadian …