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Neonicotinoids can cause arrested pupal ecdysis in Lepidoptera by Krishnan, Niranjana, Jurenka, Russell A., Bradbury, Steven P.

“…Recently, we reported a novel mode of action in monarch butterfly ( Danaus plexippus ) larvae exposed to neonicotinoid insecticides: arrest in pupal ecdysis…”
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Pheromone biosynthesis activating neuropeptide family in insects: a review by Dou, Xiaoyi, Jurenka, Russell

“…Neuropeptides are involved in almost all physiological activities of insects. Their classification is based on physiological function and the primary amino…”
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Pheromone gland transcriptome of the pink bollworm moth, Pectinophora gossypiella: Comparison between a laboratory and field population by Dou, Xiaoyi, Liu, Sijun, Soroker, Victoria, Harari, Ally, Jurenka, Russell

“…The pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella, is a world-wide pest of cotton and in some parts of the cotton growing region is controlled by the mating…”
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Mating for male-derived prostaglandin: a functional explanation for the increased fecundity of mated female crickets? by Worthington, Amy M, Jurenka, Russell A, Kelly, Clint D

“…Direct benefits are considered to be the driving force of high female mating rates, yet species in which females do not receive material resources from males…”
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Novel RNA Viruses from the Transcriptome of Pheromone Glands in the Pink Bollworm Moth, Pectinophora gossypiella by Dou, Xiaoyi, Liu, Sijun, Soroker, Victoria, Harari, Ally, Jurenka, Russell

“…In this study, we analyzed the transcriptome obtained from the pheromone gland isolated from two Israeli populations of the pink bollworm Pectinophora…”
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Site-directed mutagenesis and PBAN activation of the Helicoverpa zea PBAN-receptor by Choi, Man-Yeon, Jurenka, Russell A.

“…Pheromone biosynthesis-activating neuropeptide (PBAN) and pyrokinins belong to a family of insect peptide hormones that have a common FXPRLamide C-terminal…”
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Tarsi of Male Heliothine Moths Contain Aldehydes and Butyrate Esters as Potential Pheromone Components by Choi, Man-Yeon, Seung-Joon Ahn, Kye-Chung Park, Robert Vander Meer, Ring T. CardÃ, Russell Jurenka

“…The Noctuidae are one of the most speciose moth families and include the genera Helicoverpa and Heliothis. Females use (Z)-11-hexadecenal as the major…”
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Insect pheromones—an overview of biosynthesis and endocrine regulation by Tillman, Julie A, Seybold, Steven J, Jurenka, Russell A, Blomquist, Gary J

“…This overview describes, compares, and attempts to unify major themes related to the biosynthetic pathways and endocrine regulation of insect pheromone…”
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Identification of a G Protein-Coupled Receptor for Pheromone Biosynthesis Activating Neuropeptide from Pheromone Glands of the Moth Helicoverpa zea by Choi, Man-Yeon, Fuerst, Emily-Jean, Rafaeli, Ada, Jurenka, Russell

“…Pheromone biosynthesis-activating neuropeptide (PBAN), a peptide produced by the subesophageal ganglion, is used by a variety of moths to regulate pheromone…”
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Regulation of pheromone biosynthesis in moths by Jurenka, Russell

“…•Pheromone biosynthesis in most moths is controlled by a neuropeptide (PBAN).•PBAN binds to a G-protein coupled receptor that activates pheromone…”
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Sex Pheromone Biosynthetic Pathway for Disparlure in the Gypsy Moth, Lymantria dispar by Jurenka, Russell A., Subchev, Mitko, Abad, José-Luis, Choi, Man-Yeon, Fabriás, Gemma

“…The pheromone biosynthetic pathway for production of the sex pheromone disparlure, 2-methyl-7R,8S-epoxy-octadecane, was determined for the gypsy moth. Each…”
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Role of extracellular domains in PBAN/pyrokinin GPCRs from insects using chimera receptors by Choi, Man-Yeon, Fuerst, Emily-Jean, Rafaeli, Ada, Jurenka, Russell

“…Pheromone biosynthesis-activating neuropeptide (PBAN) is a peptide used by a variety of moths to regulate pheromone production. Pyrokinins are peptides that…”
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Identification and Biosynthetic Studies of the Hydrocarbon Sex Pheromone in Utetheisa ornatrix by Choi, Man-Yeon, Lim, Hangkyo, Park, Kye Chung, Adlof, Richard, Wang, Shifa, Zhang, Aijun, Jurenka, Russell

“…The type II class of sex pheromones found in moths is composed of polyene hydrocarbons and their epoxides. Analysis of Utetheisa ornatrix females by gas…”
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Molecular modeling of the binding of pheromone biosynthesis activating neuropeptide to its receptor by Stern, Peter S., Yu, Lian, Choi, Man-Yeon, Jurenka, Russell A., Becker, Liron, Rafaeli, Ada

“…Moth sex-pheromone biosynthesis follows a circadian cycle, which is cued by the release of the neurohormone pheromone biosynthesis activating neuropeptide…”
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Role of Extracellular Ca2+ and Calcium Channel Activated by a G Protein-Coupled Receptor Regulating Pheromone Production in Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) by Choi, Man-Yeon, Jurenka, Russell A

“…The physiological action of pheromone biosynthesis activating neuropeptide (PBAN) on isolated pheromone glands of Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) (Lepidoptera:…”
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Effect of PBAN on pheromone production by mated Heliothis virescens and Heliothis subflexa females by Groot, A.T, Fan, Y, Brownie, C, Jurenka, R.A, Gould, F, Schal, C

“…Mated female Heliothis virescens and H. subflexa were induced to produce sex pheromone during the photophase by injection of pheromone biosynthesis activating…”
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Functional identification of fatty acyl reductases in female pheromone gland and tarsi of the corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea by Dou, Xiaoyi, Zhang, Aijun, Jurenka, Russell

“…Most moths utilize sex pheromones released by the female to attract a mate. Females produce the sex pheromone in the pheromone gland in a biosynthetic pathway…”
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Pheromone biosynthetic pathways in the moths Heliothis subflexa and Heliothis virescens by Choi, M.Y, Groot, A, Jurenka, R.A

“…Sex pheromones of many moth species have relatively simple structures consisting of a hydrocarbon chain with a functional group and one to several double…”
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Cuticular lipid mass and desiccation rates in Glossina pallidipes: interpopulation variation by JURENKA, RUSSELL, TERBLANCHE, JOHN S, JACO KLOK, C, CHOWN, STEVEN L, KRAFSUR, ELLIOT S

“…Tsetse flies, Glossina pallidipes (Diptera: Glossinidae) are said to have strong dispersal tendencies. Gene flow among these populations is estimated to be the…”
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Pheromone biosynthetic pathways in the moths Helicoverpa zea and Helicoverpa assulta by Choi, Man-Yeon, Han, Kyeung Sik, Boo, Kyung Saeng, Jurenka, Russell A.

“…Sex pheromones of many Lepidopteran species have relatively simple structures consisting of a hydrocarbon chain with a functional group and usually one to…”
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