Search Results - "Xiang-Jun Rao"

UV‐induced mutagenesis of Beauveria bassiana (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) yields two hypervirulent isolates with different transcriptomic profiles by Sun, Yan‐Xia, Zhang, Bang‐Xian, Zhang, Wen‐Ting, Wang, Qian, Toufeeq, Shahzad, Rao, Xiang‐Jun

“…BACKGROUND The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) can infest over 300 plant species and cause huge economic losses. Beauveria…”
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Structure–function analysis of PGRP‐S1 from the oriental armyworm, Mythimna separata by Liu, Fang‐Fang, Li, Hao, Yang, Pei‐Jin, Rao, Xiang‐Jun

“…Peptidoglycan recognition proteins (PGRPs) are well known for their abilities to recognize or hydrolyze peptidoglycan (PGN), one of the major bacterial cell…”
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SfMBP: A novel microbial binding protein and pattern recognition receptor in the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) by Zhang, Bang-Xian, Liu, Fang-Fang, Liu, Feng, Qi, Wen-Xuan, Si, Yan-Qin, Ren, Hai-Yan, Rao, Xiang-Jun

“…The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, poses a significant threat as a highly destructive agricultural pest in many countries. Understanding the complex…”
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Toxicological and transcriptomic effects in Mythimna separata (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) exposed to chlorantraniliprole and functional characterization of glutathione S‐transferases by Li, Hao, Zhang, Bang‐Xian, Liu, Fang‐Fang, Liu, Ze, Zhang, Wen‐Ting, Wang, Qian, Sun, Yan‐Xia, Toufeeq, Shahzad, Rao, Xiang‐Jun

“…BACKGROUND Chlorantraniliprole (CAP) is an efficient anthranilic diamide insecticide against economically important pests such as the oriental armyworm,…”
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Virulence of the Bio-Control Fungus Purpureocillium lilacinum Against Myzus persicae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) and Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) by Liu, Ze, Liu, Fang-Fang, Li, Hao, Zhang, Wen-Ting, Wang, Qian, Zhang, Bang-Xian, Sun, Yan-Xia, Rao, Xiang-Jun

“…Eco-friendly entomopathogenic fungi are widely used to control agricultural insect pests. Purpureocillium lilacinum (Thom.) Luangsa-ard et al. (Hypocreales:…”
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Identification of 35 C-Type Lectins in the Oriental Armyworm, Mythimna separata (Walker) by Li, Hao, Liu, Fang-Fang, Fu, Li-Qing, Liu, Ze, Zhang, Wen-Ting, Wang, Qian, Rao, Xiang-Jun

“…Insect C-type lectins (CTLs) play vital roles in modulating humoral and cellular immune responses. The oriental armyworm, Mythimna separata (Walker)…”
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Characterization of the active fragments of Spodoptera litura Lebocin‐1 by Yang, Li‐Ling, Zhan, Ming‐Yue, Zhuo, Yu‐Li, Dang, Xiang‐Li, Li, Mao‐Ye, Xu, Yang, Zhou, Xiu‐Hong, Yu, Xiao‐Qiang, Rao, Xiang‐Jun

“…Insects can produce various antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) upon immune stimulation. One class of AMPs are characterized by their high proline content in certain…”
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Molecular characterization of a NADPH–cytochrome P450 reductase gene from the rice leaffolder, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) by Zhang, Yu-Xing, Li, Shi-Guang, Rao, Xiang-Jun, Liu, Su

“…NADPH – cytochrome P450 reductase (CPR) is the most important redox partner of various cytochrome P450 monooxygenases (P450s) and plays a central role in…”
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Molecular cloning and analysis of a C‐type lectin from silkworm Bombyx mori by Shahzad, Toufeeq, Zhan, Ming‐Yue, Yang, Pei‐Jin, Yu, Xiao‐Qiang, Rao, Xiang‐Jun

“…C‐type lectins (CTLs) play a variety of roles in plants and animals. They are involved in animal development, pathogen recognition, and the activation of…”
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Cloning and analysis of peptidoglycan recognition protein‐LC and immune deficiency from the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella by Zhan, Ming‐Yue, Yang, Pei‐Jin, Rao, Xiang‐Jun

“…Peptidoglycan (PGN) exists in both Gram‐negative and Gram‐positive bacteria as a component of the cell wall. PGN is an important target to be recognized by the…”
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GLUTATHIONE S‐TRANSFERASE Genes IN THE RICE LEAFFOLDER, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (LEPIDOPTERA: PYRALIDAE): IDENTIFICATION AND EXPRESSION PROFILES by Liu, Su, Rao, Xiang‐Jun, Li, Mao‐Ye, Feng, Ming‐Feng, He, Meng‐Zhu, Li, Shi‐Guang

“…In insects, glutathione S‐transferases (GSTs) play critical roles in the detoxification of various insecticides, resulting in insecticide resistance. The rice…”
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Functional analysis of two lebocin-related proteins from Manduca sexta by Rao, Xiang-Jun, Xu, Xiao-Xia, Yu, Xiao-Qiang

“…Insects produce a group of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) in response to microbial infections. Most AMPs are synthesized as inactive precursors/pro-proteins and…”
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Insect C-type lectins in innate immunity by Xia, Xiaofeng, You, Minsheng, Rao, Xiang-Jun, Yu, Xiao-Qiang

“…C-type lectins (CTLs) are a family of proteins that contain characteristic modules of carbohydrate-recognition domains (CRDs) and they possess the binding…”
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Transcriptome sequencing reveals abundant olfactory genes in the antennae of the rice leaffolder, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) by Liu, Su, Wang, Wen‐Long, Zhang, Yu‐Xing, Zhang, Bang‐Xian, Rao, Xiang‐Jun, Liu, Xiao‐Ming, Wang, Dong‐Ming, Li, Shi‐Guang

“…The rice leaffolder, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis Guenée, is an important lepidopteran pest of rice in Asia. Insect olfactory proteins, including olfactory…”
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MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF TWO ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE GENES FROM THE RICE LEAFFOLDER, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (LEPIDOPTERA: PYRALIDAE) by Wang, Dong-Ming, Zhang, Bang-Xian, Liu, Xiao-Ming, Rao, Xiang-Jun, Li, Shi-Guang, Li, Mao-Ye, Liu, Su

“…In this study, two full‐length cDNA sequences (Cmace1 and Cmace2) encoding putative acetylcholinesterases (AChEs) were cloned and characterized from the rice…”
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Identification and expression profiles of putative cytochrome P450 monooxygenase genes from Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) by Liu, Su, Rao, Xiang‐Jun, Li, Mao‐Ye, Li, Shi‐Guang

“…In insects, cytochrome P450 monooxygenases (P450s) have received considerable attention for their roles in the detoxification of harmful chemicals and…”
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Dual RNA Sequencing of Beauveria bassiana-Infected Spodoptera frugiperda Reveals a Fungal Protease with Entomopathogenic and Antiphytopathogenic Activities by Zhang, Bang-Xian, Liu, Fang-Fang, Liu, Feng, Sun, Yan-Xia, Rao, Xiang-Jun

“…Insect pests and phytopathogens significantly impact crop yield and quality. The fall armyworm (FAW) Spodoptera frugiperda and the phytopathogen Fusarium…”
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Functional characterization of Bombyx mori (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae) C-type lectin 5 by Sun, Yan-Xia, Zhang, Bang-Xian, Liu, Fang-Fang, Rao, Xiang-Jun

“…C-type lectins (CTLs) are an important family of pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) that regulate immune responses. The CTL5 gene of the silkworm Bombyx mori…”
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A single-CRD C-type lectin is important for bacterial clearance in the silkworm by Zhan, Ming-Yue, Shahzad, Toufeeq, Yang, Pei-Jin, Liu, Su, Yu, Xiao-Qiang, Rao, Xiang-Jun

“…C-type lectins (CTLs) depend on the carbohydrate-recognition domain (CRD) to recognize carbohydrates by a Ca2+-dependent mechanism. In animals, CTLs play…”
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CTL10 has multiple functions in the innate immune responses of the silkworm, Bombyx mori by Liu, Fang-Fang, Liu, Ze, Li, Hao, Zhang, Wen-Ting, Wang, Qian, Zhang, Bang-Xian, Sun, Yan-Xia, Rao, Xiang-Jun

“…Insect C-type lectins (CTLs) play crucial roles in modulating the humoral and cellular immune responses. In the domesticated silkworm Bombyx mori L., BmCTL10…”
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