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A Systematic Study of RNAi Effects and dsRNA Stability in Tribolium castaneum and Acyrthosiphon pisum , Following Injection and Ingestion of Analogous dsRNAs by Cao, Min, Gatehouse, John A, Fitches, Elaine C

“…RNA interference (RNAi) effects in insects are highly variable and may be largely dependent upon the stability of introduced double-stranded RNAs to digestion…”
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Prospects for using proteinase inhibitors to protect transgenic plants against attack by herbivorous insects by Gatehouse, John A

“…Proteinase inhibitors which act on the digestive enzymes of insect herbivores are a basic mechanism of plant defence. Attempts to exploit this defence…”
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Plant resistance towards insect herbivores: a dynamic interaction by Gatehouse, John A.

“…Summary Plant defences against insect herbivores can be divided into ‘static’ or constitutive defences, and ‘active’ or induced defences, although the…”
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Insecticidal effects of dsRNA targeting the Diap1 gene in dipteran pests by Powell, Michelle, Pyati, Prashant, Cao, Min, Bell, Howard, Gatehouse, John A., Fitches, Elaine

“…The Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly) gene Diap1 encodes a protein referred to as DIAP1 ( D rosophila I nhibitor of A poptosis P rotein 1) that acts to…”
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Fusion to snowdrop lectin magnifies the oral activity of insecticidal ω-Hexatoxin-Hv1a peptide by enabling its delivery to the central nervous system by Fitches, Elaine C, Pyati, Prashant, King, Glenn F, Gatehouse, John A

“…The spider-venom peptide ω-hexatoxin-Hv1a (Hv1a) targets insect voltage-gated calcium channels, acting directly at sites within the central nervous system. It…”
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Septoria Leaf Blotch and Reduced Nitrogen Availability Alter WRKY Transcription Factor Expression in a Codependent Manner by Poll, Alistair A, Lee, Jack, Sanderson, Roy A, Byrne, Ed, Gatehouse, John A, Sadanandom, Ari, Gatehouse, Angharad M R, Edwards, Martin G

“…A major cause of yield loss in wheat worldwide is the fungal pathogen , a hemibiotrophic fungus which causes Septoria leaf blotch, the most destructive wheat…”
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Genome-wide annotation and functional identification of aphid GLUT-like sugar transporters by Price, Daniel R G, Gatehouse, John A

“…Phloem feeding insects, such as aphids, feed almost continuously on plant phloem sap, a liquid diet that contains high concentrations of sucrose (a…”
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Plant–insect interactions: molecular approaches to insect resistance by Ferry, Natalie, Edwards, Martin G, Gatehouse, John A, Gatehouse, Angharad MR

“…Recent advances in our understanding of induced responses in plants and their regulation, brought about by a revolution in molecular biology, have re-focused…”
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Biotechnological Prospects for Engineering Insect-Resistant Plants by Gatehouse, John A

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Venom of parasitoid, Pteromalus puparum, suppresses host, Pieris rapae, immune promotion by decreasing host C-type lectin gene expression by Fang, Qi, Wang, Fei, Gatehouse, John A, Gatehouse, Angharad M R, Chen, Xue-xin, Hu, Cui, Ye, Gong-yin

“…Insect hosts have evolved immunity against invasion by parasitoids, and in co-evolutionary response parasitoids have also developed strategies to overcome host…”
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Recombinant Lectin from Tepary Bean ( Phaseolus acutifolius ) with Specific Recognition for Cancer-Associated Glycans: Production, Structural Characterization, and Target Identification by Martínez-Alarcón, Dania, Varrot, Annabelle, Fitches, Elaine, Gatehouse, John A, Cao, Min, Pyati, Prashant, Blanco-Labra, Alejandro, Garcia-Gasca, Teresa

“…Herein, we report the production of a recombinant Tepary bean lectin ( TBL-1), its three-dimensional (3D) structure, and its differential recognition for…”
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Similar Protein Phosphatases Control Starch Metabolism in Plants and Glycogen Metabolism in Mammals by Niittylä, Totte, Comparot-Moss, Sylviane, Lue, Wei-Ling, Messerli, Gaëlle, Trevisan, Martine, Seymour, Michael D.J., Gatehouse, John A., Villadsen, Dorthe, Smith, Steven M., Chen, Jychian, Zeeman, Samuel C., Smith, Alison M.

“…We report that protein phosphorylation is involved in the control of starch metabolism in Arabidopsis leaves at night. sex4 (starch excess 4) mutants, which…”
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alternative strategy for sustainable pest resistance in genetically enhanced crops by Mehlo, L, Gahakwa, D, Nghia, P.T, Loc, N.T, Capell, T, Gatehouse, J.A, Gatehouse, A.M.R, Christou, P

“…Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) crystal protein genes encode insecticidal δ-endotoxins that are widely used for the development of insect-resistant crops. In this…”
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A fusion protein containing a lepidopteran-specific toxin from the South Indian red scorpion (Mesobuthus tamulus) and snowdrop lectin shows oral toxicity to target insects by Pham Trung, Nghia, Fitches, Elaine, Gatehouse, John A

“…Despite evidence suggesting a role in plant defence, the use of plant lectins in crop protection has been hindered by their low and species-specific…”
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The insecticidal activity of recombinant garlic lectins towards aphids by Fitches, Elaine, Wiles, Duncan, Douglas, Angela E., Hinchliffe, Gareth, Audsley, Neil, Gatehouse, John A.

“…The heterodimeric and homodimeric garlic lectins ASAI and ASAII were produced as recombinant proteins in the yeast Pichia pastoris. The proteins were purified…”
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A developmentally regulated chaperone complex for the endoplasmic reticulum of male haploid germ cells by van Lith, Marcel, Karala, Anna-Riikka, Bown, Dave, Gatehouse, John A, Ruddock, Lloyd W, Saunders, Philippa T K, Benham, Adam M

“…Glycoprotein folding is mediated by lectin-like chaperones and protein disulfide isomerases (PDIs) in the endoplasmic reticulum. Calnexin and the PDI homologue…”
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RNAi-mediated crop protection against insects by Price, Daniel R.G, Gatehouse, John A

“…Downregulation of the expression of specific genes through RNA interference (RNAi), has been widely used for genetic research in insects. The method has relied…”
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Expression of snowdrop lectin (GNA) in transgenic rice plants confers resistance to rice brown planthopper by Rao, K. V., Rathore, Keerti S., Hodges, Thomas K., Fu, X., Stoger, Eva, Sudhakar, D., Williams, Sarah, Christou, Paul, Bharathi, M., Bown, David P., Powell, Kevin S., Spence, Jacqui, Gatehouse, Angharad M. R., Gatehouse, John A.

“…Summary Snowdrop lectin ( Galanthus nivalis agglutinin; GNA) has been shown previously to be toxic towards rice brown planthopper ( Nilaparvata lugens ; BPH)…”
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Systemic RNAi in the small hive beetle Aethina tumida Murray (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae), a serious pest of the European honey bee Apis mellifera by Powell, Michelle E, Bradish, Hannah M, Gatehouse, John A, Fitches, Elaine C

“…BACKGROUND Aethina tumida is a serious pest of the European honey bee (Apis mellifera) in North America and Australia. Here we investigate whether Laccase 2,…”
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A new chitinase-like xylanase inhibitor protein (XIP) from coffee (Coffea arabica) affects Soybean Asian rust (Phakopsora pachyrhizi) spore germination by Vasconcelos, Erico A R, Santana, Celso G, Godoy, Claudia V, Seixas, Claudine D S, Silva, Marilia S, Moreira, Leonora R S, Oliveira-Neto, Osmundo B, Price, Daniel, Fitches, Elaine, Filho, Edivaldo X F, Mehta, Angela, Gatehouse, John A, Grossi-De-Sa, Maria F

“…Asian rust (Phakopsora pachyrhizi) is a common disease in Brazilian soybean fields and it is difficult to control. To identify a biochemical candidate with…”
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