Brooke W. Bissinger

Works (9)

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2016 journal article

Genomic insights into the Ixodes scapularis tick vector of Lyme disease

Nature Communications, 7.

By: M. Gulia-Nuss, A. Nuss, J. Meyer, D. Sonenshine, R. Roe , R. Waterhouse, D. Sattelle, J. Fuente ...

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2016 journal article

Mevalonate-Farnesal Biosynthesis in Ticks: Comparative Synganglion Transcriptomics and a New Perspective

PLOS ONE, 11(3).

By: J. Zhu n, S. Khalil  n, R. Mitchell n, B. Bissinger n, N. Egekwu*, D. Sonenshine *, R. Roe n 

MeSH headings : Aedes / enzymology; Amino Acid Sequence; Animals; Biosynthetic Pathways; Cholesterol / biosynthesis; Corpora Allata / metabolism; Farnesol / analogs & derivatives; Farnesol / metabolism; Female; Geranyltranstransferase / chemistry; Geranyltranstransferase / metabolism; Juvenile Hormones / metabolism; Male; Methyltransferases / chemistry; Methyltransferases / metabolism; Mevalonic Acid / metabolism; Mice; Models, Biological; Molecular Sequence Data; NAD (+) and NADP (+) Dependent Alcohol Oxidoreductases / chemistry; NAD (+) and NADP (+) Dependent Alcohol Oxidoreductases / metabolism; Phylogeny; Sequence Alignment; Ticks / genetics; Ticks / metabolism; Transcriptome / genetics
TL;DR: T ticks do not synthesize JH III but have the mevalonate pathway and may produce a JHIII precursor, according to next-gen sequencing of the tick synganglion transcriptome. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2014 journal article

Polymers for the stabilization and delivery of proteins topically and per os to the insect hemocoel through conjugation with aliphatic polyethylene glycol

PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY, 115, 58–66.

By: L. Jeffers n, H. Shen n, B. Bissinger n, S. Khalil  n, T. Gunnoe  n & R. Roe n 

author keywords: Insulin; Heliothis virescens; Tobacco budworm; PEGylation; Polyethylene glycol; Protein delivery
MeSH headings : Animals; Cattle; Drug Delivery Systems / methods; Hemolymph / metabolism; Insulin / chemistry; Insulin / metabolism; Larva / growth & development; Larva / metabolism; Moths / growth & development; Moths / metabolism; Polyethylene Glycols / chemistry; Polymers / chemistry; Polymers / metabolism; Protein Stability; Serum Albumin, Bovine / chemistry; Serum Albumin, Bovine / metabolism
TL;DR: Co-feeding of aliphatic polyethylene glycol (PEG), phospholipase A2, anionic and ionic detergents, and amphipathic glycoside with bovine serum albumin as a model protein to fourth stadium tobacco budworms, Heliothis virescens, did not affect the levels of BSA in the hemolymph. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2012 journal article

Enhanced activity of an insecticidal protein, trypsin modulating oostatic factor (TMOF), through conjugation with aliphatic polyethylene glycol

PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE, 68(1), 49–59.

By: L. Jeffers n, H. Shen n, S. Khalil  n, B. Bissinger n, A. Brandt, T. Gunnoe  n, R. Roe n 

author keywords: trypsin modulating oostatic factor; TMOF; PEGylation; polyethylene glycol; mosquito; tobacco budworm; cotton bollworm; protein delivery
MeSH headings : Aedes / drug effects; Aedes / growth & development; Animals; Insecticides / chemical synthesis; Insecticides / chemistry; Insecticides / pharmacology; Larva / drug effects; Larva / growth & development; Moths / drug effects; Oligopeptides / chemistry; Oligopeptides / pharmacology; Polyethylene Glycols / chemistry
TL;DR: Aliphatic PEG polymers can be used as a new method for increasing the activity of insecticidal proteins, according to research suggests. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2011 journal article

First Transcriptome of the Testis-Vas Deferens-Male Accessory Gland and Proteome of the Spermatophore from Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae)

PLOS ONE, 6(9).

By: D. Sonenshine *, B. Bissinger n, N. Egekwu*, K. Donohue n, S. Khalil  n & R. Roe n 

MeSH headings : Amino Acid Sequence; Animal Structures / metabolism; Animals; Contig Mapping; Dermacentor / genetics; Dermacentor / metabolism; Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; Gene Expression Regulation; Heat-Shock Proteins / chemistry; Heat-Shock Proteins / genetics; Heat-Shock Proteins / metabolism; Male; Molecular Sequence Annotation; Molecular Sequence Data; Proteome / metabolism; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; Sequence Alignment; Spermatogonia / metabolism; Testis / metabolism; Transcriptome; Vas Deferens / metabolism
TL;DR: This first transcriptome to the reproductive biology of fed male ticks, Dermacentor variabilis, was obtained by 454 pyrosequencing and revealed differences in protein distribution in the reproductive system versus the spermatophore. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2011 journal article

First report of the repellency of 2-tridecanone against ticks

MEDICAL AND VETERINARY ENTOMOLOGY, 25(2), 202–208.

By: N. Kimps n, B. Bissinger n, C. Apperson n, D. Sonenshine * & R. Roe n 

author keywords: Arthropod; BioUD (R); repellent; tick; 2-tridecanone; 2-undecanone
MeSH headings : Animals; Dermacentor / drug effects; Dermacentor / physiology; Insect Control / methods; Insect Repellents / pharmacology; Ixodidae / drug effects; Ixodidae / physiology; Ketones / pharmacology; North Carolina
TL;DR: 2‐Tridecanone and 2‐undecanone are both found naturally in the trichomes of wild tomato plants and are important in plant resistance to herbivory, demonstrating its potential use as an arthropod repellent that can be used on clothing without the need for formulation. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2011 journal article

Novel field assays and the comparative repellency of BioUD (R), DEET and permethrin against Amblyomma americanum

MEDICAL AND VETERINARY ENTOMOLOGY, 25(2), 217–226.

By: B. Bissinger n, C. Apperson n, D. Watson n, C. Arellano n, D. Sonenshine * & R. Roe  n

author keywords: Arthropod repellent; BioUD (R); DEET; olfactometer; permethrin; spatial repellency; ticks; undecanone
MeSH headings : Animals; DEET; Female; Humans; Insect Repellents; Ixodidae / drug effects; Ketones; Male; Nymph; Permethrin; Pest Control / instrumentation; Pest Control / methods
TL;DR: Two new field bioassay methods were developed to compare the repellent activity of BioUD® (containing 7.75% 2‐undecanone), 98.1% DEET and 0.5% permethrin against natural populations of nymphal Amblyomma americanum (L.) and it is suggested that repellency is at least partly achieved by an olfactory mechanism. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2010 review

Tick repellents: Past, present, and future

[Review of ]. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY, 96(2), 63–79.

By: B. Bissinger n & R. Roe n 

author keywords: Repellent; Natural repellent; Tick; BioUD; Deet; IR3535; Oil of lemon eucalyptus; Permethrin; Picaridin
TL;DR: The history and efficacy of tick repellents, discovery of new repellently, and areas in need of attention such as assay methodology, repellent formulation, and the lack of information about the physiology of repellency are reviewed. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2009 journal article

Comparative Efficacy of BioUD to Other Commercially Available Arthropod Repellents against the Ticks Amblyomma americanum and Dermacentor variabilis on Cotton Cloth

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE, 81(4), 685–690.

By: B. Bissinger n, J. Zhu n, C. Apperson n, D. Sonenshine  n, D. Watson n & R. Roe n 

MeSH headings : Animals; Cotton Fiber; Insect Repellents / pharmacology; Ixodidae / drug effects; Textiles; Time Factors
TL;DR: Repellency of BioUD was compared with five commercially available arthropod repellents against the ticks Amblyomma americanum (L.) and Dermacentor variabilis in two-choice bioassays on treated versus untreated cotton cheesecloth. (via Semantic Scholar)
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