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The amazing complexity of insect midgut cells: types, peculiarities, and functions by Caccia, Silvia, Casartelli, Morena, Tettamanti, Gianluca

“…The insect midgut epithelium represents an interface between the internal and the external environment and it is the almost unique epithelial tissue by which…”
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Structural and Functional Characterization of Hermetia illucens Larval Midgut by Bonelli, Marco, Bruno, Daniele, Caccia, Silvia, Sgambetterra, Giovanna, Cappellozza, Silvia, Jucker, Costanza, Tettamanti, Gianluca, Casartelli, Morena

“…The larvae of are among the most promising agents for the bioconversion of low-quality biomass, such as organic waste, into sustainable and nutritionally…”
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Black Soldier Fly Larvae Adapt to Different Food Substrates through Morphological and Functional Responses of the Midgut by Bonelli, Marco, Bruno, Daniele, Brilli, Matteo, Gianfranceschi, Novella, Tian, Ling, Tettamanti, Gianluca, Caccia, Silvia, Casartelli, Morena

“…Modulation of nutrient digestion and absorption is one of the post-ingestion mechanisms that guarantees the best exploitation of food resources, even when they…”
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Delivery of dsRNA for RNAi in insects： an overview and future directions by Yu, Na, Christiaens, Olivier, Liu, Jisheng, Niu, Jinzhi, Cappelle, Kaat, Caccia, Silvia, Huvenne, Hanneke, Smagghe, Guy

“…RNA interference （RNAi） refers to the process of exogenous double-stranded RNA （dsRNA） silencing the complementary endogenous messenger RNA. RNAi has been…”
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Mosquito Trilogy: Microbiota, Immunity and Pathogens, and Their Implications for the Control of Disease Transmission by Gabrieli, Paolo, Caccia, Silvia, Varotto-Boccazzi, Ilaria, Arnoldi, Irene, Barbieri, Giulia, Comandatore, Francesco, Epis, Sara

“…In mosquitoes, the interaction between the gut microbiota, the immune system, and the pathogens that these insects transmit to humans and animals is regarded…”
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Effects of Trichoderma viride chitinases on the peritrophic matrix of Lepidoptera by Berini, Francesca, Caccia, Silvia, Franzetti, Eleonora, Congiu, Terenzio, Marinelli, Flavia, Casartelli, Morena, Tettamanti, Gianluca

“…BACKGROUND: The peritrophic matrix (PM) is formed by a network of chitin fibrils associated with proteins, glycoproteins and proteoglycans that lines the…”
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MosChito rafts as a promising biocontrol tool against larvae of the common house mosquito, Culex pipiens by Negri, Agata, Pezzali, Giulia, Pitton, Simone, Piazzoni, Marco, Gabrieli, Paolo, Lazzaro, Federico, Mastrantonio, Valentina, Porretta, Daniele, Lenardi, Cristina, Caccia, Silvia, Bandi, Claudio, Epis, Sara

“…Mosquito control is of paramount importance, in particular, in light of the major environmental alterations associated with human activities, from climate…”
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A First Attempt to Produce Proteins from Insects by Means of a Circular Economy by Cappellozza, Silvia, Leonardi, Maria Giovanna, Savoldelli, Sara, Carminati, Domenico, Rizzolo, Anna, Cortellino, Giovanna, Terova, Genciana, Moretto, Enzo, Badaile, Andrea, Concheri, Giuseppe, Saviane, Alessio, Bruno, Daniele, Bonelli, Marco, Caccia, Silvia, Casartelli, Morena, Tettamanti, Gianluca

“…The worldwide growing consumption of proteins to feed humans and animals has drawn a considerable amount of attention to insect rearing. Insects reared on…”
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MosChito rafts as effective and eco-friendly tool for the delivery of a Bacillus thuringiensis-based insecticide to Aedes albopictus larvae by Pitton, Simone, Negri, Agata, Pezzali, Giulia, Piazzoni, Marco, Locarno, Silvia, Gabrieli, Paolo, Quadri, Roberto, Mastrantonio, Valentina, Urbanelli, Sandra, Porretta, Daniele, Bandi, Claudio, Epis, Sara, Caccia, Silvia

“…Adult mosquito females, through their bites, are responsible for the transmission of different zoonotic pathogens. Although adult control represents a pillar…”
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Proteolytic processing of Bacillus thuringiensis Vip3A proteins by two Spodoptera species by Caccia, Silvia, Chakroun, Maissa, Vinokurov, Konstantin, Ferré, Juan

“…[Display omitted] •The in vitro activation of Vip3Aa and Vip3Ae proteins was studied.•Incubation of Vip3A protoxins with midgut extracts yielded a 62kDa major…”
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Evolution of an insect immune barrier through horizontal gene transfer mediated by a parasitic wasp by Di Lelio, Ilaria, Illiano, Anna, Astarita, Federica, Gianfranceschi, Luca, Horner, David, Varricchio, Paola, Amoresano, Angela, Pucci, Pietro, Pennacchio, Francesco, Caccia, Silvia

“…Genome sequencing data have recently demonstrated that eukaryote evolution has been remarkably influenced by the acquisition of a large number of genes by…”
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Venomics of the ectoparasitoid wasp Bracon nigricans by Becchimanzi, Andrea, Avolio, Maddalena, Bostan, Hamed, Colantuono, Chiara, Cozzolino, Flora, Mancini, Donato, Chiusano, Maria Luisa, Pucci, Pietro, Caccia, Silvia, Pennacchio, Francesco

“…Venom is one of the most important sources of regulation factors used by parasitic Hymenoptera to redirect host physiology in favour of the developing…”
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Plastics shape the black soldier fly larvae gut microbiome and select for biodegrading functions by De Filippis, Francesca, Bonelli, Marco, Bruno, Daniele, Sequino, Giuseppina, Montali, Aurora, Reguzzoni, Marcella, Pasolli, Edoardo, Savy, Davide, Cangemi, Silvana, Cozzolino, Vincenza, Tettamanti, Gianluca, Ercolini, Danilo, Casartelli, Morena, Caccia, Silvia

“…Abstract Background In the last few years, considerable attention has been focused on the plastic-degrading capability of insects and their gut microbiota in…”
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midgut of the silkmoth Bombyx mori is able to recycle molecules derived from degeneration of the larval midgut epithelium by Franzetti, Eleonora, Romanelli, Davide, Caccia, Silvia, Cappellozza, Silvia, Congiu, Terenzio, Rajagopalan, Muthukumaran, Grimaldi, Annalisa, de Eguileor, Magda, Casartelli, Morena, Tettamanti, Gianluca

“…The midgut represents the middle part of the alimentary canal and is responsible for nutrient digestion and absorption in insect larva. Despite the growing…”
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Binding Site Alteration Is Responsible for Field-Isolated Resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis Cry2A Insecticidal Proteins in Two Helicoverpa Species by Caccia, Silvia, Hernández-Rodríguez, Carmen Sara, Mahon, Rod J, Downes, Sharon, James, William, Bautsoens, Nadine, Rie, Jeroen Van, Ferré, Juan

“…Background: Evolution of resistance by target pests is the main threat to the long-term efficacy of crops expressing Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) insecticidal…”
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Cuticle Modifications and Over-Expression of the Chitin-Synthase Gene in Diflubenzuron-Resistant Phenotype by Lucchesi, Valentina, Grimaldi, Lorenzo, Mastrantonio, Valentina, Porretta, Daniele, Di Bella, Letizia, Ruspandini, Tania, Di Salvo, Martino Luigi, Vontas, John, Bellini, Romeo, Negri, Agata, Epis, Sara, Caccia, Silvia, Bandi, Claudio, Urbanelli, Sandra

“…Insecticide resistance is a major threat challenging the control of harmful insect species. The study of resistant phenotypes is, therefore, pivotal to…”
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Association of Cry1Ac Toxin Resistance in Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) with Increased Alkaline Phosphatase Levels in the Midgut Lumen by CACCIA, Silvia, MOAR, William J, CHANDRASHEKHAR, Jayadevi, OPPERT, Cris, ANILKUMAR, Konasale J, JURAT-FUENTES, Juan Luis, FERRE, Juan

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The bio-larvicide Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis is effective against Aedes koreicus, either dissolved in water or delivered through eco-compatible chitosan-based hydrogels by Negri, Agata, Pezzali, Giulia, Pitton, Simone, Piazzoni, Marco, Soresinetti, Laura, Naro, Giovanni, Gabrieli, Paolo, Bettoni, Giorgia, Bandi, Claudio, Caccia, Silvia, Epis, Sara

“…Mosquito control, which is not always easily accomplished, is further complicated by the spread of invasive species. This is the case of Aedes koreicus, a…”
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A virulence factor encoded by a polydnavirus confers tolerance to transgenic tobacco plants against lepidopteran larvae, by impairing nutrient absorption by Di Lelio, Ilaria, Caccia, Silvia, Coppola, Mariangela, Buonanno, Martina, Di Prisco, Gennaro, Varricchio, Paola, Franzetti, Eleonora, Corrado, Giandomenico, Monti, Simona M, Rao, Rosa, Casartelli, Morena, Pennacchio, Francesco

“…The biological control of insect pests is based on the use of natural enemies. However, the growing information on the molecular mechanisms underpinning the…”
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Downregulation of a Chitin Deacetylase-Like Protein in Response to Baculovirus Infection and Its Application for Improving Baculovirus Infectivity by JAKUBOWSKA, Agata K, CACCIA, Silvia, GORDON, Karl H, FERRE, Juan, HERRERO, Salvador

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