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Insights on the sex determination, vector capacity and ecological biology from a chromosomal level genome of vector mosquito, Armigeres subulbatus Open

Peiwen Liu, Feng Liu, Haoran Lu, Jinbao Gu, Xiaohong Zhou , et al. · 2025

Integration of metabolic and transcriptomic analyses for revealing the galactose metabolism of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) under salt stress Open

Ge Bai, Hui Zhang, Yong Li, Da‐Hai Yang, Meiqi Fei , et al. · 2025

Background Soil salinization poses a global threat to agriculture, necessitating strategies to enhance plant salt stress tolerance. Understanding the metabolic and transcriptomic responses of tobacco plants to salt stress is crucial for de…

A R2R3-MYB Transcription Factor of GmMYB62 Regulates Seed-Coat Color and Seed Size in Arabidopsis Open

Bi-Yao Zhao, Jianbo Yuan, Jinbao Gu, Cong Li, Yan Lin , et al. · 2025

The seed-coat color and seed size have an impact on both the evolutionary fitness and the grain yield of crops. Soybean is a major oil crop, and the seed-coat color and seed size exhibit natural diversity among the different soybean variet…

Gut symbiont-derived sphingosine modulates vector competence in Aedes mosquitoes Open

Xiaomei Sun, Yanhong Wang, Fei Yuan, Yanan Zhang, Xun Kang , et al. · 2024

The main vectors of Zika virus (ZIKV) and dengue virus (DENV) are Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus, with Ae. aegypti being more competent. However, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we find Ae. albopictus shows comparable vec…

AalpiRNA-18529 regulates vitellogenesis ofAedes albopictusvia theGadd45a-mediated JNK-dependent nurse cell apoptosis pathway Open

Lu Yang, Yonghui Gao, Yulan Chen, Shuyi Ren, Yifan Guo , et al. · 2024

Aedes albopictus shows a rapid global expansion and dramatic vectorial capacity for various arboviruses. Mosquitoes display distinct sexual dimorphisms, only adult females consume blood meals to complete ovarian follicle development. There…

A high heterozygosity genome assembly of Aedes albopictus enables the discovery of the association of PGANT3 with blood-feeding behavior Open

Yuhua Deng, Shuyi Ren, Qiong Liu, Dan Zhou, Caimei Zhong , et al. · 2024

The dynamics of deltamethrin resistance evolution in Aedes albopictus has an impact on fitness and dengue virus type-2 vectorial capacity Open

Yijia Guo, Hu Ke, Jingni Zhou, Zhensheng Xie, Yijie Zhao , et al. · 2023

Mosquito densovirus significantly reduces the vector susceptibility to dengue virus serotype 2 in Aedes albopictus mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) Open

Ling Kong, Jie Xiao, Yang Lu, Yuan Sui, Duoquan Wang , et al. · 2023

Background Dengue virus (DENV) is a major public health threat, with Aedes albopictus being the confirmed vector responsible for dengue epidemics in Guangzhou, China. Mosquito densoviruses (MDVs) are pathogenic mosquito-specific viruses, a…

Aal-circRNA-407 regulates ovarian development of Aedes albopictus, a major arbovirus vector, via the miR-9a-5p/Foxl axis Open

Yonghui Gao, Yang Lu, Yulan Chen, Peiwen Liu, Ying Zhou , et al. · 2023

Aedes albopictus shows a rapid global expansion and dramatic vectorial capacity for various arboviruses, thus posing a severe threat to global health. Although many noncoding RNAs have been confirmed to play functional roles in various bio…

A DBHS family member regulates male determination in the filariasis vector Armigeres subalbatus Open

Peiwen Liu, Wenqiang Yang, Ling Kong, Siyu Zhao, Zhensheng Xie , et al. · 2023

Additional file 2 of Mosquito densovirus significantly reduces the vector susceptibility to dengue virus serotype 2 in Aedes albopictus mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) Open

Ling Kong, Jie Xiao, Lu Yang, Yuan Sui, Duoquan Wang , et al. · 2023

Additional file 2: Table S2. Accession number of the mosquito densovirus reference.

Additional file 1 of Mosquito densovirus significantly reduces the vector susceptibility to dengue virus serotype 2 in Aedes albopictus mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) Open

Ling Kong, Jie Xiao, Lu Yang, Yuan Sui, Duoquan Wang , et al. · 2023

Additional file 1: Table S1. Illumina sequencing datasets of field-caught mosquitoes used in prevalence analysis of mosquito densovirus.

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated F1534S substitution in the voltage-gated sodium channel reveals its necessity and sufficiency for deltamethrin resistance in Aedes albopictus Open

Yijia Guo, Jingni Zhou, Yijie Zhao, Jielin Deng, Xinghua Su , et al. · 2022

Insecticide resistance in Aedes mosquitoes presents a major challenge to the control of arboviral diseases. However, resistance mechanisms for many of the insecticides remain unknown. A commonly used insecticide, deltamethrin, was used to …

The AalNix3&4 isoform is required and sufficient to convert Aedes albopictus females into males Open

Yijie Zhao, Binbin Jin, Peiwen Liu, Xiaolin Xiao, Lijun Cai , et al. · 2022

Aedes albopictus is one of the most invasive insect species in the world and an effective vector for many important arboviruses. We reported previously that Ae . albopictus Nix ( AalNix ) is the male-determining factor of this species. How…

Interspecific mating bias may drive Aedes albopictus displacement of Aedes aegypti during its range expansion Open

Jiayong Zhou, Shuang Liu, Hongkai Liu, Zhensheng Xie, Liping Liu , et al. · 2022

Aedes albopictus is the most invasive mosquito in the world and often displaces Ae. aegypti in regions where their populations overlap. Interspecific mating has been proposed as a possible cause for this displacement, but whether this appl…

Assessing the risk of spread of Zika virus under current and future climate scenarios Open

Ye Xu, Jingni Zhou, Tong Liu, Peiwen Liu, Yang Wu , et al. · 2022

Zika virus (ZIKV) may cause severe microcephaly in newborn babies and Guillain-Barré syndrome in some adults. In recent decades, its range has expanded in 86 countries. There are two ecologically and evolutionarily district cycles: urban c…

Densovirus Oil Suspension Significantly Improves the Efficacy and Duration of Larvicidal Activity against Aedes albopictus Open

Khadija Batool, Jie Xiao, Ye Xu, Ting Yang, Peiwen Tao , et al. · 2022

Aedes albopictus is the sole vector for various mosquito-borne viruses, including dengue, chikungunya, and Zika. Ecofriendly biological agents are required to reduce the spread of these mosquito-borne infections. Mosquito densoviruses (MDV…

Recombinant Mosquito Densovirus with Bti Toxins Significantly Improves Pathogenicity against Aedes albopictus Open

Khadija Batool, Intikhab Álam, Peiwen Liu, Zeng Shu, Siyu Zhao , et al. · 2022

Mosquito densoviruses (MDVs) are mosquito-specific viruses that are recommended as mosquito bio-control agents. The MDV Aedes aegypti densovirus (AeDNV) is a good candidate for controlling mosquitoes. However, the slow activity restricts t…

Prevalence of sparganum infection in wild frogs in Hainan province of China involves a risk for sparganosis. Open

Rui‐Jia Fu, Pei Liang, Gang Lu, Jinbao Gu, Dayong Wang · 2022

Wild frogs are commonly infected by Sparganum, which is a potential threat to people. To prevent sparganosis in humans, it is necessary to raise public awareness of sparganum infection in frogs and its association with sparganosis, as well…

Screening and Identification of the Botanical Attractant From a Chinese Tea for Aedes Albopictus Oviposition Open

Lihua Xie, Tong Liu, Wenqiang Yang, Yugu Xie, Siyu Zhao , et al. · 2021

Background: The use of oviposition attractants is a promising approach to control populations of mosquito vectors at the source; however, the knowledge on oviposition stimulation in Aedes albopictus is very limited. In recent years, tea ba…

Vertical transmission of zika virus in Aedes albopictus Open

Zetian Lai, Tengfei Zhou, Jiayong Zhou, Shuang Liu, Ye Xu , et al. · 2020

Background Zika virus (ZIKV) is an arthropod-borne flavivirus transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. Aedes albopictus is an important vector of ZIKV worldwide. To date, most experiments have focused on the vertical transmission of ZIKV in Ae . a…

Susceptibility and interactions between Aedes mosquitoes and Zika viruses Open

Tengfei Zhou, Zetian Lai, Shuang Liu, Jiayong Zhou, Yang Liu , et al. · 2020

Zika virus disease is caused by Zika virus infection, as transmitted by Aedes spp. mosquitoes. Many of the Zika virus strains isolated from patients display different pathogenicities toward humans. The vector mosquitoes for Zika virus are …

The direct regulation ofAalbdsxonAalVgRis indispensable for ovarian development inAedes albopictus Open

Binbin Jin, Yijie Zhao, Peiwen Liu, Yan Sun, Xiaocong Li , et al. · 2020

BACKGROUND Aedes albopictus is an important vector with an extensive worldwide distribution. Only female mosquitoes play a significant role in the transmission of pathogens. Doublesex ( dsx ) is a central nexus gene in the insect somatic s…

Defervescent dengue patients might be a potential source of infection for vector mosquitoes Open

Ye Xu, Lingzhai Zhao, Yazhou Xu, Jinbao Gu, Kun Wu , et al. · 2020

Background Dengue is a re-emerging public health problem and mosquito-borne infectious disease that is transmitted mainly by Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus . Early diagnosis, isolation, and treatment of patients are critical steps for de…

Nix is a male-determining factor in the Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus Open

Peiwen Liu, Binbin Jin, Xiaocong Li, Yijie Zhao, Jinbao Gu , et al. · 2019

Differentiation of Long Non-Coding RNA and mRNA Expression Profiles in Male and Female Aedes albopictus Open

Ye Xu, Yunqiao Dong, Yazhou Xu, Zetian Lai, Binbin Jin , et al. · 2019

The Asia tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) is an important vector of arboviruses, and females can transmit pathogens such as the dengue, zika, and chikungunya viruses. Understanding sex-related differences in this mosquito is fundam…

Enhancing attraction of the vector mosquito Aedes albopictus by using a novel synthetic odorant blend Open

Lihua Xie, Wenqiang Yang, Hongmei Liu, Tong Liu, Yugu Xie , et al. · 2019

A Novel Densovirus Isolated From the Asian Tiger Mosquito Displays Varied Pathogenicity Depending on Its Host Species Open

Jing Li, Yunqiao Dong, Yan Sun, Zetian Lai, Yijie Zhao , et al. · 2019

Mosquito-borne viral diseases (MBVDs) continue to pose a significant global public health burden. Mosquito control remains a core intervention strategy in integrated mosquito management (IMM) programs to reduce the transmission of MBVDs. M…

Development of large-scale mosquito densovirus production by in vivo methods Open

Yan Sun, Yunqiao Dong, Jing Li, Zetian Lai, Yanqiang Hao , et al. · 2019

Two of the three Transformer-2 genes are required for ovarian development in Aedes albopictus Open

Xiaocong Li, Binbin Jin, Yunqiao Dong, Xiao‐Guang Chen, Zhijian Tu , et al. · 2019

In Drosophila melanogaster, transformer-2 (tra2) plays an essential role in the sex-specific splicing of doublesex (dsx) and fruitless (fru), two key transcription factor genes that program sexual differentiation and regulate sexual behavi…

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