Ping Wang's Lab

Department of Entomology

Publications

2011-present

  • Yang, X., Chen, W., Song, X., Ma, X., Cotto-Rivera, R. O., W Kain, H Chu, Chen, Y.-R., Fei, Z. and Wang, P. (2019) Mutation of ABC transporter ABCA2 confers resistance to Bt toxin Cry2Ab in Trichoplusia ni. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2019.103209 [PDF]
  • Guo, W., Kain., W. and Wang, P. (2019) Effects of disruption of the peritrophic membrane on larval susceptibility to Bt toxin Cry1Ac in cabbage loopers. Journal of Insect Physiology, 103897 [PDF]
  • Shrestha, A., Bao, K., Chen, W., Wang, P., Fei, Z. and Blissard, G. B. (2019) Transcriptional responses of the Trichoplusia ni midgut to oral infection by the baculovirus Autographa californica Multiple Nucleopolyhedrovirus. Journal of virology, 93: e00353-19. [PDF]
  • Tetreau, G. and Wang, P. (2019) Chitinous structures as potential targets for insect pest control. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 1142: 273-292. [PDF]
  • Chen, W., Yang, X., Tetreau, G., Song, X., Coutu, C., Hegedus, D., Blissard, G., Fei, Z. and Wang, P. (2019) A high‐quality chromosome‐level genome assembly of a generalist herbivore, Trichoplusia ni. Molecular Ecology Resources DOI: 10.1111/1755‐0998.12966. [PDF]
  • Wang, S., Kain, W. and Wang, P. (2018) Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1A toxins exert toxicity by multiple pathways in insects. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 102: 59-66. [PDF]
  • Leetachewa, S., Khomkhum, N., Sakdee, S., Wang, P. and Moonsom, S. (2018) Enhancement of insect susceptibility and larvicidal efficacy of Cry4Ba toxin by calcofluor. Parasites & vectors 11: 515. [PDF]
  • Shrestha, A., Bao, K., Chen, Y.-R., Chen, W., Wang, P., Fei, Z., Blissard, G. W. (2018) Global analysis of baculovirus AcMNPV gene expression in the midgut of the lepidopteran host, Trichoplusia ni. Journal of virology 92: e01277-18. [PDF]
  • Zhao, A., Li, Y., Leng, C., Wang, P. and Li, Y. (2018) Inhibitory Effect of Protease Inhibitors on Larval Midgut Protease Activities and the Performance of Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae). Frontiers in physiology 9: 1963. [PDF]
  • Gomis-Cebolla, J., Wang, Y., Quan, Y., He, K., Walsh, T., James, J., Downes, S., Kain, W., Wang, P., Leonard, K., Morgan, T., Oppert, B. and Ferré, J. (2018) Analysis of cross-resistance to Vip3 proteins in eight insect colonies, from four insect species, selected for resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal proteins. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 155: 64-70. [PDF]
  • Tian, J.-C., Wang, X.-P., Chen, Y., Romeis, J., Naranjo, S. E., Hellmich, R. L., Wang, P. and Shelton, A. M. (2018) Bt cotton producing Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab does not harm two parasitoids, Cotesia marginiventris and Copidosoma floridanum. Scientific Reports 8: 307. [PDF]
  • Tetreau, G., Wang, R. and Wang, P. (2017) Fitness of Bt-resistant cabbage loopers on Bt-cotton plants. Plant Biotechnology Journal doi: 10.1111/pbi.12718. [PDF]
  • Stanton, R., Hykollari, A., Eckmair, B., Malzl, D., Dragosits, M., Palmberger, D., Wang, P., Wilson, I. B. H., and Paschinger, K. (2017) The underestimated N-glycomes of lepidopteran species. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-General Subjects 1986: 699-714. [PDF]
  • Li, Y.-P., Gao, K., Yuan, F., Wang, P. and Yuan, X.-Q. (2017) Molecular systematics of the butterfly tribe Baorini (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) from China. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 90: 100-108. [PDF]
  • Ma, X.-L., He, W.-Y., Chen, W., Xu, X.-J., Qi, W.-P., Zou, M.-M., You, Y.-C., Baxter, S. W., Wang, P. and You, M.-S. (2017) Structure and expression of sulfatase and sulfatase modifying factor genes in the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.). Insect Science doi: 10.1111/1744-7917.12487. [PDF]
  • Ma, X.-L., He, W.-Y., Wang, P. and You, M.-S. (2017) Cell lines from diamondback moth exhibiting differential susceptibility to baculovirus infection and expressing midgut genes. Insect Science doi: 10.1111/1744-7917.12533. [PDF]
  • Kanost, M. R. et al. (2016) Multifaceted biological insights from a draft genome sequence of the tobacco hornworm moth, Manduca sexta. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 76: 118-147. [PDF]
  • Wang, R., Tetreau, G. and Wang, P. (2016) Effect of crop plants on fitness costs associated with resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis toxins Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab in cabbage loopers. Scientific Reports 6: 20959.  [PDF]
  • Badran, A. H., Guzov, V. M., Huai, Q., Kemp, M. M., Vishwanath, P., Kain, W., Nance, A. M., Evdokimov, A., Moshiri, F., Turner, K. H., Wang, P., Malvar, T. and Liu, D. R. (2016) Continuous evolution of Bacillus thuringiensis toxins overcomes insect resistance. Nature 533: 58-63. [PDF]
  • Song, X., Kain, W., Cassidy, D. and Wang, P. (2015) Resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis toxin Cry2Ab in Trichoplusia ni is conferred by a novel genetic mechanism. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 81: 5184-95. [PDF]
  • Wang, P. (2015) Mechanism of Cry1Ac resistance in cabbage loopers – A resistance mechanism selected in insect populations in an agricultural environment. In “Bt Resistance – Characterization and Strategies for GM Crops Expressing Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins” (Eds: M. Soberon, Y. Gao and A. Bravo), CABI International, pp. 87-97. [PDF]
  • Li, X. W., Wang, P., Fail, J. and Shelton, A. M. (2015) Detection of gene flow from sexual to asexual lineages in Thrips tabaci (Thysanoptera: Thripidae). PloS One 10: e0138353. [PDF]
  • Tetreau, G., Cao, X., Chen, Y.-R., Muthukrishnan, S., Jiang, H., Blissard, G. W., Kanost, M. R. and Wang, P. (2015) Overview of chitin metabolism enzymes in Manduca sexta: identification, domain organization, phylogenetic analysis and gene expression. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 62: 114–126. [PDF]
  • Dittmer, N. T., Tetreau, G., Cao, X., Jiang, H., Wang, P., Kanost, M. R. (2015) Annotation and expression analysis of c.uticular proteins from the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 62: 100–113. [PDF]
  • Yuan, X., Gao, K., Yuan, F., Wang, P. and Zhang, Y. (2015) Phylogenetic relationships of subfamilies in the family Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea) from China. Scientific Reports 5: 11140. [PDF]
  • Tetreau, G., Dittmer, N. T., Cao, X., Agrawal, S., Chen, Y.-R., Muthukrishnan, S., Jiang, H., Blissard, G. W., Kanost, M. R. and Wang, P. (2015) Analysis of chitin-binding proteins from Manduca sexta provides new insights into evolution of peritrophin A-type chitin-binding domains in insects. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 62: 127–141. [PDF]
  • Kain, W., Song, X., Janmaat, A. F., Zhao, J. Z., Myers, J., Shelton, A. M. and Wang, P. (2015) Resistance of Tricholusia ni populations selected by Bacillus thuringiensis sprays to pyramided Bt cotton plants expressing Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 81: 1884-1890. [PDF]
  • Chen, Y.-R., Zhong, S., Fei, Z., Gao, S., Zhang, S., Li, Z. Wang, P. and Blissard, G. W. (2014) Transcriptome responses of the host Trichoplusia ni to infection by the baculovirus Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus. Journal of Virology 88: 13781-13797. [PDF]
  • Li, X. W., Fail, J., Wang, P., Feng, J. N. and Shelton, A. M. (2014) Performance of arrhenotokous and thelytokous Thrips tabaci (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) on onion and cabbage and its implications on evolution and pest management. Journal of Economic Entomology 107: 1526-1534. [PDF]
  • Nault, B. A., Kain, W. C. and Wang, P. (2014) Seasonal changes in Thrips tabaci population structure in two cultivated hosts. PLoS One 9, e101791. [PDF]
  • Tian, J.-C., Long, L.-P., Wang, X.-Ping., Naranjo, S. E., Romeis, J., Hellmich, R. L., Wang, P., Shelton, A. M. (2014) Using resistant prey demonstrates that Bt plants producing Cry1Ac, Cry2Ab, and Cry1F have no negative effects on Geocoris punctipes and Orius insidiosus. Environmental Entomology 43: 242-251. [PDF]
  • Zhang, X., Kain, W. and Wang, P. (2013) Sequence variation and differential splicing of the midgut cadherin gene in Trichoplusia ni. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 43: 712-723. [PDF]
  • Tian, J. C., Wang, X. P., Long, L. P., Romeis, J., Naranio, S. E. Hellmich, R. L., Wang, P., Earle, E. D. and Shelton, A. M. (2013) Bt Crops producing Cry1Ac, Cry2Ab and Cry1F do not harm the green lacewing, Chrysoperla rufilabris. PLoS One 8 (3): e60125. [PDF]
  • You, M., Yue, Z., He, W., Yang, G., Xie, M., Zhan, D., Baxter, S. W., Vasseur, L., Gurr, G. M., Douglas, C. J., Bai, J., Wang, P. et al. (2013) A heterozygous moth genome provides insights into herbivory and detoxification. Nature Genetics 45: 220-225. [PDF]
  • Wang, P. and Granados, R. R. (2013) Chapter 150, Baculovirus enhancin. In: “Handbook of Proteolytic Enzymes (Third Edition)” (Eds: N. D. Rawlings and G. Salvesen), Academic Press, pp. 713-716. [PDF]
  • Leetachewa, S., Moonsom, S., Chaisri, U., Khomkhum, N., Yoonim, N., Wang, P., Angsuthanasombat, C. (2013). Functional characterizations of residues Arg-158 and Tyr-170 of the mosquito-larvicidal toxic Bacillus thuringienesis Cry4Ba. BMB Reports 2013 Dec 1. Pii:2490. [PDF]
  • Zhang, X, Tiewsiri, K., Kain, W., Huang, L. and Wang, P. (2012) Resistance of Trichoplusia ni to Bacillus thuringiensis Toxin Cry1Ac is independent of alteration of the cadherin-like receptor for Cry toxins. PLoS ONE 7: e35991. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0035991. [PDF]
  • Baxter, S. W., Badenes-Pérez, F. R., Morrison, A., Vogel, H., Crickmore, N., Kain, W., Wang, P., Heckel, D. G. and Jiggins, C. D. (2011) Parallel evolution of Bacillus thuringiensis toxin resistance in Lepidoptera. Genetics, 189: 675–679. [PDF]
  • Tiewsiri, K. and Wang, P. (2011) Differential alteration of two aminopeptidases N associated with resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis toxin Cry1Ac in cabbage looper. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 108: 14037-14042. [PDF]
  • Li, Y., Romeis, J., Wang, P., Peng, Y. and Shelton, A. M. (2011) A Comprehensive assessment of the effects of Bt cotton on Coleomegilla maculata demonstrates no detrimental effects by Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab. PLoS ONE 6, e22185. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0022185. [PDF]
  • Chen, M., Shelton, A. M., Hallett, R. H., Hoepting, C. A., Kikkert, J. R. and Wang, P. (2011) Swede midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), 10 years of invasion of crucifer crops in North America. Journal of Economic Entomology 104: 709-714. [PDF]
  • Terenius, O. et al. (2011) RNA interference in Lepidoptera: An overview of successful and unsuccessful studies and implications for experimental design. Journal of Insect Physiology 57: 231-245. [PDF]
The Wang Lab - Laboratory of Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology