Stephen S Tobe

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1 The role of allatostatins in juvenile hormone synthesis in insects and crustaceans. Annu Rev Entomol 2007 1.30
2 Final steps in juvenile hormone biosynthesis in the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2010 1.00
3 A Caenorhabditis elegans allatostatin/galanin-like receptor NPR-9 inhibits local search behavior in response to feeding cues. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2008 0.98
4 Purification and characterization of a mandibular organ protein from the American lobster, Homarus americanus: a putative farnesoic acid O-methyltransferase. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2004 0.94
5 Crustacean neuropeptide genes of the CHH/MIH/GIH family: implications from molecular studies. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2003 0.89
6 Drosophila melanogaster flatline encodes a myotropin orthologue to Manduca sexta allatostatin. Peptides 2002 0.88
7 Characterization of the putative farnesoic acid O-methyltransferase (LvFAMeT) cDNA from white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei: Evidence for its role in molting. Peptides 2007 0.85
8 A potential insect growth regulator: synthesis and bioactivity of an allatostatin mimic. Peptides 2009 0.85
9 Evidence for differential biosynthesis of juvenile hormone (and related) sesquiterpenoids in Drosophila melanogaster. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2011 0.84
10 How are comparative genomics and the study of microRNAs changing our views on arthropod endocrinology and adaptations to the environment? Gen Comp Endocrinol 2013 0.84
11 Defining the contribution of select neuropeptides and their receptors in regulating sesquiterpenoid biosynthesis by Drosophila melanogaster ring gland/corpus allatum through RNAi analysis. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2012 0.82
12 Diploptera punctata as a model for studying the endocrinology of arthropod reproduction and development. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2013 0.82
13 Evolution and functional divergence of enzymes involved in sesquiterpenoid hormone biosynthesis in crustaceans and insects. Peptides 2009 0.82
14 Comparative genomic and phylogenetic analysis of vitellogenin and other large lipid transfer proteins in metazoans. FEBS Lett 2010 0.82
15 Sequencing and validation of housekeeping genes for quantitative real-time PCR during the gonadotrophic cycle of Diploptera punctata. BMC Res Notes 2013 0.81
16 The role of neuropeptides in caterpillar nutritional ecology. Peptides 2006 0.81
17 Myotropic peptides in Drosophila melanogaster and the genes that encode them. J Neurogenet 2002 0.81
18 Select Neuropeptides and their G-Protein Coupled Receptors in Caenorhabditis Elegans and Drosophila Melanogaster. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2012 0.80
19 Immunolocalization of allatostatin-like neuropeptides and their putative receptor in eyestalks of the tiger prawn, Penaeus monodon. Peptides 2003 0.80
20 Molecular cloning and characterization of an allatostatin-like receptor in the cockroach Diploptera punctata. Peptides 2007 0.80
21 Regulation of methyl farnesoate production by mandibular organs in the crayfish, Procambarus clarkii: a possible role for allatostatins. J Insect Physiol 2005 0.79
22 Suppression of JH biosynthesis by JH analog treatment: mechanism of suppression and roles of allatostatins and nervous connections in the cockroach Diploptera punctata. J Insect Physiol 2009 0.79
23 Vitellogenesis in the red crab Charybdis feriatus: Hepatopancreas-specific expression and farnesoic acid stimulation of vitellogenin gene expression. Mol Reprod Dev 2005 0.79
24 Farnesoic acid and methyl farnesoate production during lobster reproduction: possible functional correlation with retinoid X receptor expression. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2011 0.79
25 Effects of selected neuropeptides, mating status and castration on male reproductive tract movements and immunolocalization of neuropeptides in earwigs. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2008 0.79
26 Molecular characterization and gene expression of juvenile hormone binding protein in the bamboo borer, Omphisa fuscidentalis. J Insect Physiol 2012 0.78
27 The effects of farnesoic acid and 20-hydroxyecdysone on vitellogenin gene expression in the lobster, Homarus americanus, and possible roles in the reproductive process. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2009 0.78
28 Synthesis, biological activity, and hologram quantitative structure-activity relationships of novel allatostatin analogues. J Agric Food Chem 2010 0.78
29 Quantification and visualization of Dippu-AST mRNA in the brain of adult Diploptera punctata: mated females vs. virgin females vs. males. J Insect Physiol 2003 0.78
30 Hemolymph clotting in crustaceans: Implications for neuropeptide extraction from invertebrate hemolymph. Peptides 2005 0.78
31 Design, synthesis and biological activity of peptidomimetic analogs of insect allatostatins. Peptides 2010 0.78
32 Characterization of vitellogenin in the shrimp Metapenaeus ensis: expression studies and hormonal regulation of MeVg1 transcription in vitro. Mol Reprod Dev 2006 0.77
33 Immunocytochemical analysis of putative allatostatin receptor (DAR-2) distribution in the CNS of larval Drosophila melanogaster. Peptides 2005 0.77
34 Molecular evolution of ultraspiracle protein (USP/RXR) in insects. PLoS One 2011 0.77
35 Influence of codon usage bias on FGLamide-allatostatin mRNA secondary structure. Peptides 2010 0.77
36 Quantification of allatostatin receptor mRNA levels in the cockroach, Diploptera punctata, using real-time PCR. J Insect Physiol 2008 0.76
37 Cloning and expression study of the lobster (Homarus americanus) vitellogenin: Conservation in gene structure among decapods. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2008 0.76
38 The distribution and effects of Dippu-allatostatin-like peptides in the blood-feeding bug, Rhodnius prolixus. Peptides 2003 0.76
39 Reconstruction of ancestral FGLamide-type insect allatostatins: a novel approach to the study of allatostatin function and evolution. J Insect Physiol 2008 0.76
40 Effects of Manduca allatotropin and localization of Manduca allatotropin-immunoreactive cells in earwigs. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2005 0.75
41 Correction: Methyl Farnesoate Plays a Dual Role in Regulating Drosophila Metamorphosis. PLoS Genet 2017 0.75
42 Leucomyosuppressin modulates cardiac rhythm in the cockroach Blattella germanica. J Insect Physiol 2011 0.75
43 Peptidomimetics in the discovery of new insect growth regulators: studies on the structure-activity relationships of the core pentapeptide region of allatostatins. J Agric Food Chem 2011 0.75
44 The synthesis and biological activity of linear and cyclic analogs of the two diuretic peptides of Diploptera punctata. Peptides 2008 0.75
45 Bioinformatic analysis of neuropeptide and receptor expression profiles during midgut metamorphosis in Drosophila melanogaster. Peptides 2005 0.75
46 FGLamide Allatostatin genes in Arthropoda: introns early or late? Peptides 2009 0.75