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Formation of rigid, non-flight forewings (elytra)of a bettle requires two major cuticular proteins - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Arakane, Y., Lomakin, J., Gehrke, S.H., Hiromasa, Y., Tomich, J.M., Muthukrishnan, S., Beeman, R.W., Kramer, K.J., Kanost, M.R. 2012. Formation of rigid, non-flight forewings (elytra)of a bettle requires two major cuticular proteins. Science. 8(4): e1002682. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1002682.

Comparative evaluation of phenoloxidase in different larval stages of four lepidopteran pests after exposure to Bacillus thuringiensis - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Valadez-Lira, J.A., Alcocer-Gonzalez, J.M., Damas, G., Nunez-Mejia, G., Oppert, B.S., Rodriguez-Padilla, C., Tamez-Guerra, P. 2012. Comparative evaluation of phenoloxidase in different larval stages of four lepidopteran pests after exposure to Bacillus thuringiensis. Journal of Insect Science. 12(21): 1-11. Available online: insectscience.org/12.21.

Cysteine digestive peptidases function as post-glutamine cleaving enzymes in tenebrionid stored product pests - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Goptar, I.A., Semashko, T.A., Danilenko, S.A., Lysogorskaya, E.N., Oksenoit, E.S., Zhuzhikov, D.P., Belozersky, M.A., Dunaevsky, Y.E., Oppert, B.S., Filippova, I.Y., Elpidina, E.N. 2012. Cysteine digestive peptidases function as post-glutamine cleaving enzymes in tenebrionid stored product pests. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part B. 161(2): 148-154. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpb.2011.10.005.

Knickkopf protein protects and organizes chitin in the newly synthesized insect exoskeleton - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Chaudhari, S.S., Arakane, Y., Specht, C.A., Moussian, B., Boyle, D., Park, Y., Kramer, K.J., Beeman, R.W., Muthukrishnan, S. 2011. Knickkopf protein protects and organizes chitin in the newly synthesized insect exoskeleton. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(41): 17028-17033. http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1112288108.

Anatomical localization and stereoisomeric composition of Tribolium castaneum aggregation pheromones     - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Lu, Y., Beeman, R.W., Campbell, J.F., Park, Y., Aikins, M.J., Mori, K., Akasaka, K., Tamogami, S., Phillips, T.W. 2011. Anatomical localization and stereoisomeric composition of Tribolium castaneum aggregation pheromones. Naturwissenschaften. 98:755-761. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00114-011-0824-x.

Increased toxicity of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry3Aa against Crioceris quatuordecimpunctata, Phaedon brassicae and Colaphellus bowringi by a Tenebrio molitor cadherin fragment - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Gao, Y., Jurat-Fuentes, J., Oppert, B.S., Fabrick, J.A., Lui, C.A., Gao, J., Lei, Z. 2011. Increased toxicity of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry3Aa against Crioceris quatuordecimpunctata, Phaedon brassicae and Colaphellus bowringi by a Tenebrio molitor cadherin fragment. Pest Management Science. 67(9): 1076-1081. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ps.2149.

Pheromone synthesis. Part 245: Synthesis and chromatographic analysis of the four stereoisomers of 4,8-dimethyldecanal, the male aggregation pheromone of the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum     - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Akasaka, K., Tamogami, S., Beeman, R.W., Mori, K. 2011. Pheromone synthesis. Part 245: Synthesis and chromatographic analysis of the four stereoisomers of 4,8-dimethyldecanal, the male aggregation pheromone of the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum. Tetrahedron. 67(1):201-209. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2010.10.086.

Efficacy of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry3Aa protoxin and protease inhibitors toward coleopteran storage pests     - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Oppert, B.S., Morgan, T.D., Kramer, K.J. 2011. Efficacy of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry3Aa protoxin and protease inhibitors toward coleopteran storage pests. Pest Management Science. 67(5):568-573. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ps.2099.

Identification, cloning, and expression of a GHF9 cellulase from Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)     - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Willis, J.D., Oppert, B.S., Oppert, C., Klingeman, W.E., Jurat-Fuentes, J.L. 2011. Identification, cloning, and expression of a GHF9 cellulase from Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Journal of Insect Physiology. 57(2):300-306.

Cloning and molecular characterization of an ornithine cecarboxylase gene and its expression during embryonic eevelopment of the housefly, Musca domestica - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Toutges, M.J., Santoso, A. 2011. Cloning and molecular characterization of an ornithine cecarboxylase gene and its expression during embryonic eevelopment of the housefly, Musca domestica. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology. 78(2): 87-103. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/arch.20442.

Evaluation of reference genes for quantitative polymerase chain reaction across life-cycle stages and tissue types of Tribolium castaneum     - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Toutges, M.J., Hartzer, K.L., Lord, J.C., Oppert, B.S. 2011. Evaluation of reference genes for quantitative polymerase chain reaction across life-cycle stages and tissue types of Tribolium castaneum. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 58(16):8948-8951.

Characterization of cellulolytic activity from digestive fluids of Dissosteira carolina (Orthoptera: Acrididae)     - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Willis, J.D., Klingeman, W.E., Oppert, C., Oppert, B.S., Jurat-Fuentes, J.L. 2010. Characterization of cellulolytic activity from digestive fluids of Dissosteira carolina (Orthoptera: Acrididae). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. 157(3):267-272. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpb.2010.06.012.