Sayad Khalil

Works (17)

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2016 article

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

Zhu, J., Khalil, S. M., Mitchell, R. D., Bissinger, B. W., Egekwu, N., Sonenshine, D. E., & Roe, R. M. (2016, March 9). PLoS ONE, Vol. 11.

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
topics (OpenAlex): Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis; Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research; Insect and Pesticide Research
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

Molecular traces of alternative social organization in a termite genome

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By: N. Terrapon, C. Li, H. Robertson, L. Ji, X. Meng, W. Booth, Z. Chen, C. Childers ...

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2014 article

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

Jeffers, L. A., Shen, H., Bissinger, B. W., Khalil, S., Gunnoe, T. B., & Roe, R. M. (2014, September 1). Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, Vol. 115, pp. 58–66.

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

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
topics (OpenAlex): Insect Resistance and Genetics; Insect and Pesticide Research; Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control
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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2011 article

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

Jeffers, L. A., Shen, H., Khalil, S., Bissinger, B. W., Brandt, A., Gunnoe, T. B., & Roe, R. M. (2011, June 24). Pest Management Science, Vol. 68, pp. 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
topics (OpenAlex): Insect Resistance and Genetics; Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control; Insect Pest Control Strategies
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 article

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

Sonenshine, D. E., Bissinger, B. W., Egekwu, N., Donohue, K. V., Khalil, S. M., & Roe, R. M. (2011, September 16). PLoS ONE, Vol. 6.

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
topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Insect and Pesticide Research; Vector-borne infectious diseases
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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2010 article

Full-length sequence, regulation and developmental studies of a second vitellogenin gene from the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis

Khalil, S. M. S., Donohue, K. V., Thompson, D. M., Jeffers, L. A., Ananthapadmanaban, U., Sonenshine, D. E., … Roe, R. M. (2010, December 29). Journal of Insect Physiology, Vol. 57, pp. 400–408.

By: S. Khalil n, K. Donohue n, D. Thompson n, L. Jeffers n, U. Ananthapadmanaban n, D. Sonenshine *, R. Mitchell*, R. Roe n 

author keywords: Ticks; Acari; Vitellogenesis; Vitellogenin; Vitellin; Ecdysteroids; Carrier protein; CP; Yolk protein
MeSH headings : Amino Acid Sequence; Animals; Dermacentor / chemistry; Dermacentor / genetics; Dermacentor / growth & development; Dermacentor / metabolism; Female; Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; Male; Molecular Sequence Data; Organ Specificity; Protein Structure, Tertiary; Sequence Alignment; Species Specificity; Vitellogenins / chemistry; Vitellogenins / genetics; Vitellogenins / metabolism
topics (OpenAlex): Vector-borne infectious diseases; Vector-Borne Animal Diseases; Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
TL;DR: The characteristics that distinguish Vg from other similar tick storage proteins like the carrier protein, CP (another hemelipoglycoprotein) are discussed. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2010 article

Neuropeptide signaling sequences identified by pyrosequencing of the American dog tick synganglion transcriptome during blood feeding and reproduction

Donohue, K. V., Khalil, S. M. S., Ross, E., Grozinger, C. M., Sonenshine, D. E., & Roe, R. M. (2010, January 1). Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Vol. 40, pp. 79–90.

By: K. Donohue n, S. Khalil n, E. Ross*, C. Grozinger n, D. Sonenshine * & R. Roe n 

author keywords: Ticks; Reproduction; Blood feeding; Synganglion; Allatostatin; Insulin-like peptide; Ion-transport peptide; Sulfakinin; Bursicon alpha; Bursicon beta; Eclosion hormone; Glycoprotein hormone alpha; Glycoprotein hormone beta; Corazonin; Orcokinin; Gonadotropin receptor; Leucokinin-like receptor; Sulfakinin receptor; Calcitonin receptor; Pyrokinin receptor; Pyrosequencing
MeSH headings : Amino Acid Sequence; Animals; Dermacentor / chemistry; Dermacentor / classification; Dermacentor / genetics; Dermacentor / physiology; Female; Gene Expression Profiling; Molecular Sequence Data; Neuropeptides / chemistry; Neuropeptides / genetics; Neuropeptides / metabolism; Phylogeny; Protein Sorting Signals; Rabbits; Rats; Receptors, Neuropeptide / chemistry; Receptors, Neuropeptide / genetics; Receptors, Neuropeptide / metabolism; Reproduction; Sequence Alignment; Sequence Analysis, Protein; Tick Infestations / parasitology
topics (OpenAlex): Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research; Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Vector-borne infectious diseases
TL;DR: An insulin-receptor substrate protein was found indicating that an insulin signaling network is present in ticks, and a putative type-2 proprotein processing convertase was sequenced that may be involved in cleavage at monobasic and dibasic endoproteolytic cleavage sites in prohormones. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2010 journal article

New approach for the study of mite reproduction: The first transcriptome analysis of a mite, Phytoseiulus persimilis (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

Journal of Insect Physiology, 57(1), 52–61.

By: A. Cabrera n, K. Donohue n, S. Khalil n, E. Scholl  n, C. Opperman n, D. Sonenshine *, R. Roe n 

author keywords: Mite; Acari; Phytoseiidae; Transcriptome; 454; Vitellogenin; Vitellin; Yolk protein; Vitellogenin receptor; Yolk protein receptor; Tick; Female reproduction
MeSH headings : Animals; Female; Gene Expression Profiling / methods; Gene Expression Regulation; Male; Mites / classification; Mites / genetics; Mites / growth & development; Mites / physiology; Molecular Sequence Data; Phylogeny; Proteins / genetics; Proteins / metabolism
topics (OpenAlex): Insect-Plant Interactions and Control; Insect and Pesticide Research; Study of Mite Species
TL;DR: The objective of this project was to obtain DNA-sequence information of expressed genes from P. persimilis with special interest in sequences corresponding to vitellogenin (Vg) and the viteLLogenin receptor (VGR) which are critical to the understanding ofvitellogenesis. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2009 article

Characterization of vitellin protein in the twospotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae)

Cabrera, A. R., Donohue, K. V., Khalil, S. M. S., Sonenshine, D. E., & Roe, R. M. (2009, May 4). Journal of Insect Physiology, Vol. 55, pp. 655–661.

By: A. Cabrera  n, K. Donohue n, S. Khalil n, D. Sonenshine* & R. Roe n 

author keywords: Mite; Spider mite; Tick; American dog tick; Vitellogenin; Vitellin; Yolk protein; Reproduction; Egg
MeSH headings : Animals; Heme / metabolism; Isoelectric Point; Molecular Weight; Protein Stability; Tetranychidae / chemistry; Tetranychidae / metabolism; Ticks / chemistry; Ticks / metabolism; Vitellins / chemistry; Vitellins / metabolism
topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Pesticide Research; Insect-Plant Interactions and Control; Insect Resistance and Genetics
TL;DR: Spider mite vitellin weakly bound lipids and carbohydrates compared to the tick, and unlike D. variabilis, the spider mite egg yolk protein does not bind heme. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2009 article

Heme-binding storage proteins in the Chelicerata

Donohue, K. V., Khalil, S. M. S., Sonenshine, D. E., & Roe, R. M. (2009, January 29). Journal of Insect Physiology, Vol. 55, pp. 287–296.

By: K. Donohue n, S. Khalil n, D. Sonenshine* & R. Roe n 

author keywords: Heme; Heme-binding; Storage protein; Hematophagy; Arthropoda; Chelicerata
MeSH headings : Amino Acid Sequence; Animals; Arthropods / genetics; Arthropods / metabolism; Carrier Proteins / genetics; Carrier Proteins / metabolism; Computational Biology; Gene Expression Regulation / physiology; Glycoproteins / genetics; Glycoproteins / metabolism; Heme / biosynthesis; Hemeproteins / genetics; Hemeproteins / metabolism; Molecular Sequence Data; Phylogeny; Saliva / metabolism; Sequence Alignment
topics (OpenAlex): Vector-borne infectious diseases; Mosquito-borne diseases and control; Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
TL;DR: Comparisons with non-chelicerate arthropods are made in order to highlight the mechanisms and putative functions of heme-binding storage proteins and their possible critical function in the evolution of hematophagy. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2009 article

Male engorgement factor: Role in stimulating engorgement to repletion in the ixodid tick, Dermacentor variabilis

Donohue, K. V., Khalil, S. M. S., Ross, E., Mitchell, R. D., Roe, R. M., & Sonenshine, D. E. (2009, June 27). Journal of Insect Physiology, Vol. 55, pp. 909–918.

By: K. Donohue n, S. Khalil n, E. Ross*, R. Mitchell*, R. Roe n  & D. Sonenshine *

author keywords: Engorgement factor; Voraxin; Testis; Male accessory gland; Dermacentor variabilis
MeSH headings : Amino Acid Sequence; Animals; Dermacentor / chemistry; Dermacentor / genetics; Dermacentor / physiology; Feeding Behavior; Female; Gonads / chemistry; Gonads / metabolism; Insect Proteins / chemistry; Insect Proteins / genetics; Insect Proteins / metabolism; Male; Molecular Sequence Data; Sequence Alignment; Sex Attractants / chemistry; Sex Attractants / genetics; Sex Attractants / metabolism; Sexual Behavior, Animal; Species Specificity
topics (OpenAlex): Vector-borne infectious diseases; Insect and Pesticide Research; Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
TL;DR: Overall, these data suggest that EFalpha in D. variabilis is not an engorgement factor and that EF in ticks is a non-secreted membrane-bound or intracellular protein. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2008 review

Hormonal regulation of metamorphosis and reproduction in ticks

[Review of ]. Frontiers in Bioscience, 13, 7250–7268.

By: R. Roe , K. Donohue, S. Khalil & D. Sonenshine

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2008 article

Molecular characterization of the major hemelipoglycoprotein in ixodid ticks

Donohue, K. V., Khalil, S. M. S., Mitchell, R. D., Sonenshine, D. E., & Roe, R. M. (2008, May 9). Insect Molecular Biology, Vol. 17, pp. 197–208.

By: K. Donohue n, S. Khalil n, R. Mitchell*, D. Sonenshine* & R. Roe* 

author keywords: heme; lipoprotein; hematophagy; blood feeding; Ixodidae
MeSH headings : Amino Acid Sequence; Animals; Dermacentor / genetics; Feeding Behavior; Female; Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; Glycoproteins / chemistry; Glycoproteins / genetics; Hemolymph / chemistry; Molecular Sequence Data; Organ Specificity; Peptides / chemistry; Phylogeny; Rabbits; Rats; Saliva / chemistry; Sequence Alignment; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
topics (OpenAlex): Vector-borne infectious diseases; Insect and Pesticide Research; Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
TL;DR: The major hemelipoglyco‐carrier protein (CP) found throughout the development of male and female adult American dog ticks, Dermacentor variabilis (Say) was sequenced and appears to be highly conserved among the Ixodida. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2007 article

Molecular characterization, tissue-specific expression and RNAi knockdown of the first vitellogenin receptor from a tick

Mitchell, R. D., III, Ross, E., Osgood, C., Sonenshine, D. E., Donohue, K. V., Khalil, S. M., … Roe, R. M. (2007, February 2). Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Vol. 37, pp. 375–388.

By: R. Mitchell*, E. Ross*, C. Osgood *, D. Sonenshine *, K. Donohue n, S. Khalil n, D. Thompson n, R. Roe n 

author keywords: American dog tick; Dermacentor variabilis; ticks; vitellogenin; vitellogenin receptor; reproduction; RNAi
MeSH headings : Amino Acid Sequence; Animals; Base Sequence; Dermacentor / chemistry; Dermacentor / genetics; Dermacentor / metabolism; Egg Proteins / chemistry; Egg Proteins / genetics; Egg Proteins / metabolism; Female; Male; Molecular Sequence Data; RNA Interference; Rabbits; Receptors, Cell Surface / chemistry; Receptors, Cell Surface / genetics; Receptors, Cell Surface / metabolism; Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; Sexual Behavior, Animal / physiology; Up-Regulation
topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Vector-borne infectious diseases; Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
TL;DR: This is the first full-length message for a vitellogenin receptor (VgR) sequenced from ticks and shows that the expression of the VgR message is essential for Vg uptake and egg development in the American dog tick. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2007 article

Sequence and the developmental and tissue-specific regulation of the first complete vitellogenin messenger RNA from ticks responsible for heme sequestration

Thompson, D. M., Khalil, S. M. S., Jeffers, L. A., Sonenshine, D. E., Mitchell, R. D., Osgood, C. J., & Roe, R. M. (2007, January 27). Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Vol. 37, pp. 363–374.

By: D. Thompson n, S. Khalil n, L. Jeffers n, D. Sonenshine*, R. Mitchell*, C. Osgood *, R. Roe n 

author keywords: vitellogenin; vitellin; ticks; Acari; American dog tick; Dermacentor variabilis; heme
MeSH headings : Amino Acid Sequence; Animals; Base Sequence; Dermacentor / genetics; Dermacentor / metabolism; Female; Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; Heme / metabolism; Male; Mass Spectrometry; Molecular Sequence Data; RNA, Messenger / metabolism; Rabbits; Vitellogenins / genetics; Vitellogenins / metabolism
topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Pesticide Research; Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
TL;DR: The first full-length mRNA for vitellogenin (Vg) from ticks was sequenced and it is suggested that a second Vg mRNA might be present in the American dog tick, which needs further study. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2006 article

Role of juvenile hormone esterase and epoxide hydrolase in reproduction of the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa zea

Khalil, S. M. S., Anspaugh, D. D., & Roe, R. M. (2006, March 20). Journal of Insect Physiology, Vol. 52, pp. 669–678.

By: S. Khalil n, D. Anspaugh n & R. Roe n 

author keywords: juvenile harmone; juvenile harmone esterase; juvenile harmone epoxide hydrolase; cotton bollworm; Helicoverpa zea
MeSH headings : Acetone / analogs & derivatives; Animals; Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases / antagonists & inhibitors; Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases / metabolism; Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases / physiology; Epoxide Hydrolases / metabolism; Epoxide Hydrolases / physiology; Female; Male; Metamorphosis, Biological; Moths / enzymology; Ovary / metabolism; Oviposition / physiology; Reproduction / physiology; Sesquiterpenes / metabolism; Sexual Behavior, Animal / physiology
topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research; Insect and Pesticide Research
TL;DR: The role of juvenile hormone (JH) esterase (JHE) and epoxide hydrolase (EH) in reproduction of the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa zea, was investigated and the highest levels of JHE and JH EH activity/min/mg protein in d2 virgin and mated females was found in ovaries followed by the carcass and then haemolymph. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2005 article

In vivo role of 20-hydroxyecdysone in the regulation of the vitellogenin mRNA and egg development in the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis (Say)

Thompson, D. M., Khalil, S. M. S., Jeffers, L. A., Ananthapadmanaban, U., Sonenshine, D. E., Mitchell, R. D., … Roe, R. M. (2005, August 3). Journal of Insect Physiology, Vol. 51, pp. 1105–1116.

By: D. Thompson n, S. Khalil n, L. Jeffers n, U. Ananthapadmanaban n, D. Sonenshine *, R. Mitchell*, C. Osgood *, C. Apperson n, R. Roe n 

author keywords: 20-hydroxyecdysone; juvenile hormone; vitellogenin; vitellin; tick
MeSH headings : Amino Acid Sequence; Animals; Base Sequence; Blotting, Northern; Dermacentor / genetics; Dermacentor / growth & development; Dermacentor / metabolism; Dermacentor / physiology; Ecdysterone / physiology; Female; Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental / physiology; Hemolymph / physiology; Molecular Sequence Data; Ovary / physiology; Peptide Mapping; RNA, Messenger / biosynthesis; RNA, Messenger / genetics; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; Sequence Alignment; Sesquiterpenes / metabolism; Vitellogenins / biosynthesis; Vitellogenins / genetics
topics (OpenAlex): Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research; Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Insect and Pesticide Research
TL;DR: It is indicated that ecdysteroids and not JH can initiate expression of the Vg gene, Vg protein synthesis and release into hemolymph, and Vg uptake into developing oocytes under bioassay conditions mimicking normal feeding on the host. (via Semantic Scholar)
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