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Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan

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1 The genome of the model beetle and pest Tribolium castaneum. Nature 2008 6.50
2 Laccase 2 is the phenoloxidase gene required for beetle cuticle tanning. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2005 2.04
3 Greenhouse and field testing of transgenic wheat plants stably expressing genes for thaumatin-like protein, chitinase and glucanase against Fusarium graminearum. J Exp Bot 2003 1.81
4 Functional analysis of four neuropeptides, EH, ETH, CCAP and bursicon, and their receptors in adult ecdysis behavior of the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum. Mech Dev 2008 1.31
5 Genes encoding proteins with peritrophin A-type chitin-binding domains in Tribolium castaneum are grouped into three distinct families based on phylogeny, expression and function. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2010 1.30
6 Analysis of functions of the chitin deacetylase gene family in Tribolium castaneum. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2009 1.27
7 Molecular and functional analyses of amino acid decarboxylases involved in cuticle tanning in Tribolium castaneum. J Biol Chem 2009 1.27
8 Characterization of two chitin synthase genes of the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum, and alternate exon usage in one of the genes during development. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2004 1.25
9 Insect chitinase and chitinase-like proteins. Cell Mol Life Sci 2009 1.20
10 Functional specialization among insect chitinase family genes revealed by RNA interference. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2008 1.15
11 Chitin synthases are required for survival, fecundity and egg hatch in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2008 1.06
12 Properties of catalytic, linker and chitin-binding domains of insect chitinase. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2003 1.05
13 Knickkopf protein protects and organizes chitin in the newly synthesized insect exoskeleton. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2011 1.04
14 Characterization of recombinant chitinase-like proteins of Drosophila melanogaster and Tribolium castaneum. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2007 1.03
15 Domain organization and phylogenetic analysis of proteins from the chitin deacetylase gene family of Tribolium castaneum and three other species of insects. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2007 1.01
16 A gut-specific chitinase gene essential for regulation of chitin content of peritrophic matrix and growth of Ostrinia nubilalis larvae. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2010 1.01
17 Domain organization and phylogenetic analysis of the chitinase-like family of proteins in three species of insects. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2007 1.00
18 Chitin synthase genes in Manduca sexta: characterization of a gut-specific transcript and differential tissue expression of alternately spliced mRNAs during development. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2005 1.00
19 Sequences of cDNAs and expression of genes encoding chitin synthase and chitinase in the midgut of Spodoptera frugiperda. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2005 0.98
20 A chitin-like component in Aedes aegypti eggshells, eggs and ovaries. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2007 0.98
21 Formation of rigid, non-flight forewings (elytra) of a beetle requires two major cuticular proteins. PLoS Genet 2012 0.98
22 Identification, mRNA expression and functional analysis of several yellow family genes in Tribolium castaneum. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2010 0.97
23 Chymotrypsin-like peptidases from Tribolium castaneum: a role in molting revealed by RNA interference. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2009 0.97
24 Characterization and expression of the beta-N-acetylhexosaminidase gene family of Tribolium castaneum. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2007 0.95
25 Computational identification of novel chitinase-like proteins in the Drosophila melanogaster genome. Bioinformatics 2004 0.95
26 Expressed sequence tags from larval gut of the European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis): exploring candidate genes potentially involved in Bacillus thuringiensis toxicity and resistance. BMC Genomics 2009 0.94
27 Both UDP N-acetylglucosamine pyrophosphorylases of Tribolium castaneum are critical for molting, survival and fecundity. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2010 0.93
28 Gene families of cuticular proteins analogous to peritrophins (CPAPs) in Tribolium castaneum have diverse functions. PLoS One 2012 0.92
29 Comparative genomic analysis of chitinase and chitinase-like genes in the African malaria mosquito (Anopheles gambiae). PLoS One 2011 0.92
30 Sequence of a cDNA and expression of the gene encoding a putative epidermal chitin synthase of Manduca sexta. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2002 0.92
31 Retroactive maintains cuticle integrity by promoting the trafficking of Knickkopf into the procuticle of Tribolium castaneum. PLoS Genet 2013 0.88
32 Site-directed mutagenesis and functional analysis of active site acidic amino acid residues D142, D144 and E146 in Manduca sexta (tobacco hornworm) chitinase. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2002 0.88
33 Overexpression of barley hva1 gene in creeping bentgrass for improving drought tolerance. Plant Cell Rep 2006 0.88
34 Genomic and proteomic studies on the effects of the insect growth regulator diflubenzuron in the model beetle species Tribolium castaneum. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2011 0.86
35 Stable transgene expression and random gene silencing in wheat. Plant Biotechnol J 2003 0.85
36 cDNA sequences and mRNA levels of two hexamerin storage proteins PinSP1 and PinSP2 from the Indianmeal moth, Plodia interpunctella. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2002 0.84
37 Development of a lesion-mimic phenotype in a transgenic wheat line overexpressing genes for pathogenesis-related (PR) proteins is dependent on salicylic acid concentration. Mol Plant Microbe Interact 2003 0.82
38 Identification and characterization of a novel chitinase-like gene cluster (AgCht5) possibly derived from tandem duplications in the African malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2011 0.79
39 Apoplastic extracts from a transgenic wheat line exhibiting lesion-mimic phenotype have multiple pathogenesis-related proteins that are antifungal. Mol Plant Microbe Interact 2004 0.79
40 Site-directed mutagenesis and functional analysis of an active site tryptophan of insect chitinase. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2002 0.78
41 Insect Cuticle. Foreword. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2010 0.77
42 In vivo performance of a dual genetic marker, manA-gfp, in transgenic bentgrass. Genome 2005 0.76
43 A lepidopteran-specific gene family encoding valine-rich midgut proteins. PLoS One 2013 0.76
44 Transfer of a plant chitinase gene into a nitrogen-fixing Azospirillum and study of its expression. Can J Microbiol 2004 0.75