New pest resistance in rice, by breeding and genetic modification (GM) for constitutive and inducible levels of defence homoterpenes

Project (past)

Project dates01 Jun 2013 to end of 31 May 2017
Researchers
Co-InvestigatorJing-Jiang Zhou
Co-InvestigatorMike Birkett
Co-InvestigatorLin Field
FunderBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Project numberS5295
5295
DepartmentBiological Chemistry and Crop Protection (BCCP)
Research fish codeBB/L001683/1
Grant IDBB/L001683/1

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Expression of lima bean terpene synthases in rice enhances recruitment of a beneficial enemy of a major rice pest

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Li, F., Li, W., Lin, Y-J., Pickett, J. A., Birkett, M. A., Wu, K., Wang, G. and Zhou, J. 2018. Expression of lima bean terpene synthases in rice enhances recruitment of a beneficial enemy of a major rice pest. Plant, Cell and Environment. 41 (1), pp. 111-120. https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.12959

Functional characterization of (E)-β-caryophyllene synthase from lima bean and its up-regulation by spider mites and alamethicin

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Li,F-Q, Fu, N-N, Zhou, J-J. and Wang, G-R. 2017. Functional characterization of (E)-β-caryophyllene synthase from lima bean and its up-regulation by spider mites and alamethicin. Journal of Integrative Agriculture. 16 (10), pp. 60345-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2095-3119(16)61593-9

RNAi-induced electrophysiological and behavioral changes reveal two pheromone binding proteins of Helicoverpa armigera involved in the perception of the main sex pheromone component Z11–16:Ald

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Dong, K., Sun, L., Liu, J-T., Gu, S-H., Zhou, J-J., Yang, R-N., Dhiloo, K. H., Gao, X-W., Guo, Y-Y. and Zhang, Y-J. 2017. RNAi-induced electrophysiological and behavioral changes reveal two pheromone binding proteins of Helicoverpa armigera involved in the perception of the main sex pheromone component Z11–16:Ald. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 43 (2), pp. 207-214. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-016-0816-6

Identification and expression profile analysis of odorant binding protein and chemosensory protein genes in Bemisia tabaci MED by head transcriptome

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Wang, R., Li, F., Zhang, W., Zhang, X., Qu, C., Tetreau, G., Sun, L., Luo, C. and Zhou, J. 2017. Identification and expression profile analysis of odorant binding protein and chemosensory protein genes in Bemisia tabaci MED by head transcriptome. PLOS ONE. (e0171739), p. 19pp. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0171739

Validation of reference genes for qRT-PCR analysis in Megoura viciae (Hemiptera Aphididae)

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Cristiano, G., Grossi, G., Scala, A., Fanti, P., Zhou, J-J., Bufo, S. A., Palazzo, L. and Falabella, P. 2016. Validation of reference genes for qRT-PCR analysis in Megoura viciae (Hemiptera Aphididae). Bulletin of Insectology. 69 (2), pp. 229-238.

Differential gene expression according to race and host plant in the pea aphid

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Eyres, I., Jaquiery, J., Sugio, A., Duvaux, L., Gharbi, K., Zhou, J-J., Legeai, F., Nelson, M., Simon, J-C., Smadja, C. M., Butlin, R. and Ferrari, J. 2016. Differential gene expression according to race and host plant in the pea aphid. Molecular Ecology. 25 (17), pp. 4197-4215. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.13771

Multifaceted biological insights from a draft genome sequence of the tobacco hornworm moth Manduca sexta

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Kanost, M. R., Arrese, E. L., Cao, X., Chen, Y-R., Chellapilla, S. and Zhou, J-J. 2016. Multifaceted biological insights from a draft genome sequence of the tobacco hornworm moth Manduca sexta. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 76 (September), pp. 118-147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibmb.2016.07.005

β-Ionone as putative semiochemical suggested by ligand binding on an odorant-binding protein of Hylamorpha elegans and electroantennographic recordings

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Venthur, H., Zhou, J-J., Mutis, A., Ceballos, R., Mella-Herrera, R., Larama, G., Avila, A., Iturriaga-Vasquez, P., Faundez-Parragues, M., Alvear, M. and Quiroz, A. 2016. β-Ionone as putative semiochemical suggested by ligand binding on an odorant-binding protein of Hylamorpha elegans and electroantennographic recordings. Entomological Science. 19 (3), pp. 188-200. https://doi.org/10.1111/ens.12180

Molecular and functional characterisation of a candidate sex pheromone receptor OR1 in Spondoptera litura

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Zhang, Q-H., Wu, Z-N., Zhou, J-J. and Du, Y-J. 2016. Molecular and functional characterisation of a candidate sex pheromone receptor OR1 in Spondoptera litura. Insect Science and its Application. https://doi.org/10.1111/1744-7917.12294

Crystal structures and binding dynamics of odorant-binding protein 3 from two aphid species Megoura viciae and Nasonovia ribisnigri

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Northey, T., Venthur, H., De Biasio, F., Chauviac, F-X., Cole, A., Ribeiro, K. A. L. Junior, Grossi, G., Falabella, P., Field, L. M., Keep, N. H. and Zhou, J-J. 2016. Crystal structures and binding dynamics of odorant-binding protein 3 from two aphid species Megoura viciae and Nasonovia ribisnigri. Scientific Reports. 6, p. 24739. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep24739

Unique features of a global human ectoparasite identified through sequencing of the bed bug genome

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Benoit, J. B., Zhou, J-J., Aldeman, Z. N., Reinhardt, K., Dolan, A., Poelchau, M., Jennings, E. C., Szuter, E. M., Hagen, R. W., Gujar, H., Shukla, J. N., Zhu, F., Mohan, M., Nelson, D. R., Rosendale, A. J., Derst, C., Resnik, V., Wernig, S., Menegazzi, P., Wegener, C., Peschel, N., Hendershot, J. M., Blenau, W., Predel, R., Johnston, P. R., Ioannidis, P., Waterhouse, R. M., Nauen, R., Schorn, C., Ott, M-C., Maiwald, F., Johnston, J. S., Gondhalekar, A. D., Scharf, M. E., Peterson, B. F. and Raje, K. R. 2016. Unique features of a global human ectoparasite identified through sequencing of the bed bug genome. Nature Communications. 7, p. 10165. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10165

Identification and comparative expression analysis of odorant binding protein genes in the tobacco cutworm Spodoptera litura

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Gu, S-H., Zhou, J-J., Gao, S., Wang, D-H., Li, X-C., Guo, Y-Y. and Zhang, Y-J. 2015. Identification and comparative expression analysis of odorant binding protein genes in the tobacco cutworm Spodoptera litura. Scientific Reports. 5, p. 13800. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep13800

Identification and expression analysis of putative chemosensory receptor genes in Microplitis mediator by antennal transcriptome screening

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Wang, S-N., Peng, Y., Lu, Z-Y., Dhiloo, K. H., Gu, S-H., Li, R-J., Zhou, J-J., Zhang, Y-J. and Guo, Y-Y. 2015. Identification and expression analysis of putative chemosensory receptor genes in Microplitis mediator by antennal transcriptome screening. International Journal of Biological Sciences. 11, pp. 737-751. https://doi.org/10.7150/ijbs.11786

The Lepidoptera Odorant Binding Protein gene family: gene gain and loss within the GOBP/PBP complex of moths and butterflies

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Vogt, R. G., Grosse-Wilde, E. and Zhou, J-J. 2015. The Lepidoptera Odorant Binding Protein gene family: gene gain and loss within the GOBP/PBP complex of moths and butterflies. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 62, pp. 142-153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibmb.2015.03.003

Underground allies - how and why do mycelial networks help plants defend themselves? What are the fitness, regulatory, and practical implications of defence-related signaling between plants via common mycelial networks?

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Babikova, Z., Johnson, D., Bruce, T. J. A., Pickett, J. A. and Gilbert, L. 2014. Underground allies - how and why do mycelial networks help plants defend themselves? What are the fitness, regulatory, and practical implications of defence-related signaling between plants via common mycelial networks? Bioessays. 36 (1), p. 21/06/2017. https://doi.org/10.1002/bies.201300092

Odorant binding characteristics of three recombinant odorant binding proteins in Microplitis mediator (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

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Li, K., Wang, S., Zhang, K., Ren, L., Ali, A., Zhang, Y., Zhou, J-J. and Guo, Y. 2014. Odorant binding characteristics of three recombinant odorant binding proteins in Microplitis mediator (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Journal of Chemical Ecology. 40, pp. 541-548. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-014-0458-5

Molecular characterization and differential expression of olfactory genes in the antennae of the black cutworm moth Agrotis ipsilon

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Gu, S-H., Sun, L., Yang, R-N., Wu, K-M., Guo, Y-Y., Li, X-C., Zhou, J-J. and Zhang, Y-J. 2014. Molecular characterization and differential expression of olfactory genes in the antennae of the black cutworm moth Agrotis ipsilon. PLOS ONE. 9, p. e103420. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0103420