Molecular Entomology Laboratory

Recent publications :

• Deng, H.M., Zhang, J.L., Li, Y., Zheng, S.C., Liu, L., Huang, L.H., Xu, W.H., Pallic, S.R., Feng, Q.L*. 2012. Homeodomain POU and Abd-A proteins regulate the transcription of pupal genes during metamorphosis of the silkworm, Bombyx mori. PNAS. In Press (http://www.pnas.org/content/109/31/12598). (IF: 9.681)

• Wen-yin He, Zhong-chen Rao, Dao-hua Zhou, Si-chun Zheng, Wei-hua Xu, Qi-li Feng* 2012. Analysis of expressed sequence tags and characterization of a novel gene, Slmg7, in the midgut of the common cutworm, Spodoptera litura. PLoS ONE 7(3):e33621.(IF: 4.07)

• Zhongchen Rao, Wenyin He, Lin Liu, Sichun Zheng, Lihua Huang, Qili Feng*2012.  Identification，expression and target gene analyses of microRNAs in Spodoptera litura. PLoS ONE, 7(5):e37730.(IF: 4.07)

• Gu, J., Huang, L.X., Shen, Y., Huang, L.H.*, Feng, Q.L.X 2012. Hsp70 and small Hsps are the major heat shock protein members involved in midgut metamorphosis in the common cutworm, Spodoptera litura. Insect Molecular Biology. In press. (IF: 2.529)

• Huang, Y., Xu, Z., Liu, X., Feng, Q.L., Zheng, S.C*. 2011. Structure and expression of glutathione S-transferase genes from the midgut of the Common cutworm, Spodoptera litura (Noctuidae) and their response to xenobiotic compounds and bacteria. J Insect Physiol.57(7):1033-1044. (IF: 2.235)

• Shen, Y., Gu, J., Huang, L.H*., Zheng, S.C., Liu, L., Xu, W.H., Feng, Q.L., Kang, L. 2011. Cloning and expression analysis of six small heat shock protein genes in the common cutworm, Spodoptera litura. Journal of Insect Physiology 57: 908-914. (IF: 2.235)

• Deng, H.M., Zheng, S.C., Yang, X.H., Liu, L., Feng, Q.L.* 2011. Transcription factors BmPOUM2 and BmbFTZ-F1 are involved in regulation of the expression of the wing cuticle protein gene BmWCP4 in the silkworm, Bombyx mori. Insect Molecular Biology 20(1):45-60. (IF: 3.117)

• Zhan, Q. L., Zheng, S. C., Feng, Q. L., Liu, L.* 2011. A midgut-specific chymotrypsin cDNA (Slctlp1) from Spodoptera litura- cloning, characterization, localization and expression analysis. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology  76(3): 130-143.

•  Dinakar R. Ampasala, Sichun Zheng, Dayu Zhang, Tim Ladd, Daniel Doucet, Peter J. Krell, Arthur Retnakaran, and Qili Feng* 2011. An epidermis-specific chitin synthase cDNA in Choristoneura fumiferana: Cloning, characterization, developmental and hormonal-regulated expression.  Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology  76(2):83-96.

• Tang, L., Zhang, C., Liu, L., Feng, Q. L., Zheng, S.C.* (2011) Cloning and expression of the nuclear transcription factor SlbFTZ-F1 cDNA from Spodoptera litura. Insect Sci. (In press)

• Liu, J.S. Zheng, S.C., Liu, L., Li, L., Feng, Q.L.* 2010. Protein profiles of the midgut of Spodoptera litura larvae at the sixth instarfeeding stage by shotgun ESI-MS approach. Journal of Proteome Research 9: 2117-2147.(IF: 5.684)

• Li, Q.R., Deng, X.J., Yang, W.Y., Huang, Z.J., Tettamanti, G.,Cao, Y., Feng, Q.L.* 2010. Autophagy, apoptosis and ecdysis-related gene expression in the silk gland of the silkworm Bombyx mori during metamorphosis. Canadian Journal of Zoology 88:1169-1178.

• Malagoli, D., Abdalla, F.C., Cao, Y., Feng, Q.L., Fujisaki, K., Gregorc. A., Matsuo, T., Nezis, I.P., Papassideri, I.S., Sass, M., Silva-Zacarin, E.C., Tettamanti, G., Umemiya-Shirafuji, R. 2010. Autophagy and its physiological relevance in arthropods: Current knowledge and perspectives. Autophagy 6(5). [Epub ahead of print] (Invited review) (IF: 6.829)

• Zhang, C., Zhou, D. H., Zheng, S. C., Liu, L., Tao, S., Yang, L., Hu, S. N., Feng, Q. L.* 2010. A chymotrypsin-like serine protease cDNA involved in food protein digestion in the common cutworm, Spodoptera litura: Cloning, characterization, developmental and induced expression patterns, and localization. Journal of Insect Physiology 56: 788–799. (IF: 2.235)

• Cao, S.M., Ding, X.J., Zhang, J.Y., Liu, L.* 2010. Monogenea of    Chinese marine fishes. XVIII. Two monocotylids, including a new species, from the blotched fantail ray Taeniurops meyeni (Elasmonbranchii: Dasytida) in the South China Sea. Folia Parasitologica 57(3): 168-172.