Chitin is one of the most important biopolymers in nature. It is mainly produced by fungi,
arthropods and nematodes. In insects, it functions as scaffold material, supporting the …

Insects possess a cuticle that covers all tissues exposed to the outside world including the
body, the fore-and hindgut and the luminal side of the tracheae. The cuticle is a …

Chitin is the most widespread amino polysaccharide in nature. The annual global amount of
chitin is believed to be only one order of magnitude less than that of cellulose. It is a linear …

Because of its importance to the arthropod exoskeleton, chitin biogenesis is an attractive
target for pest control. This point is demonstrated by the economically important benzoylurea …

Chitin is the most abundant natural aminopolysaccharide and serves as a structural
component of extracellular matrices. It is found in fungal septa, spores, and cell walls, and in …

Functional analysis of the two chitin synthase genes, TcCHS1 and TcCHS2, in the red flour
beetle, Tribolium castaneum, revealed unique and complementary roles for each gene …

Many organs contain epithelial tubes that transport gases or liquids [1]. Proper tube size and
shape is crucial for organ function, but the mechanisms controlling tube diameter and length …

The Drosophila cuticle is essential for maintaining the surface barrier defenses of the fly.
Integral to cuticle resilience is the transcription factor grainy head, which regulates …

Small chemosensory proteins (CSPs) belong to a conserved, but poorly understood, protein
family found in insects and other arthropods. They exhibit both broad and restricted …

Background One of the major problems concerning dengue transmission is that embryos of
its main vector, the mosquito Aedes aegypti, resist desiccation, surviving several months …