Works (55)

Updated: September 24th, 2023 05:00

2023 journal article

A draft Diabrotica virgifera virgifera genome: insights into control and host plant adaption by a major maize pest insect

BMC Genomics, 24(1).

By: B. Coates*, K. Walden*, D. Lata*, N. Vellichirammal*, R. Mitchell*, M. Andersson*, R. McKay*, M. Lorenzen n ...

author keywords: Genome assembly; Host plant specialization; Differential expression
MeSH headings : Animals; Zea mays / physiology; Coleoptera / genetics; Larva / metabolism; Poaceae / genetics; Insecticides / metabolism; Pest Control, Biological; Plants, Genetically Modified / genetics; Endotoxins
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: February 13, 2023

2023 journal article

An Optimized Small-Scale Rearing System to Support Embryonic Microinjection Protocols for Western Corn Rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera

Insects, 14(8), 683.

author keywords: insect rearing; rootworm; molecular biology; function genomics; CRISPR
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: September 11, 2023

2023 journal article

Development of transgenic corn planthopper Peregrinus maidis

Insect Molecular Biology, 32(4), 363–375.

By: A. Patil n, W. Klobasa n, D. Espinoza‐Rivera n, O. Baars n, M. Lorenzen n & M. Scott n

Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: March 11, 2023

2023 journal article

Genome and Genetic Engineering of the House Cricket (Acheta domesticus): A Resource for Sustainable Agriculture

Biomolecules, 13(4), 589.

author keywords: food security; cricket; protein; genome; sustainability; agriculture; insects as food and feed; Acheta domesticus; insect genome; CRISPR-Cas9; genetic engineering
MeSH headings : Animals; Gryllidae / genetics; Gryllidae / metabolism; Agriculture; Crops, Agricultural; Allergens / metabolism; Genetic Engineering
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, Crossref
Added: March 29, 2023

2023 journal article

Structural and functional insights into the ATP-binding cassette transporter family in the corn planthopper, Peregrinus maidis

Insect Molecular Biology, 32(4), 412–423.

By: Y. Wang n, W. Klobasa n, F. Chu n, O. Huot n, A. Whitfield n & M. Lorenzen n

author keywords: ABC transporters; Hemiptera; RNA interference (RNAi); transcriptome
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: May 1, 2023

2022 journal article

The Genome of Rhyzopertha dominica (Fab.) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae): Adaptation for Success

Genes, 13(3), 446.

author keywords: Bostrichidae; insect reference genome; insecticide resistance; insect genetics; lesser grain borer; Rhyzopertha dominica
MeSH headings : Acclimatization; Animals; Coleoptera / genetics; Dominica; Insecticides; Larva / genetics
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: April 18, 2022

2021 journal article

Characterization, expression patterns, and transcriptional responses of three core RNA interference pathway genes from Ostrinia nubilalis

Journal of Insect Physiology, 129, 104181.

By: A. Cooper*, H. Song*, X. Shi*, Z. Yu*, M. Lorenzen n, K. Silver*, J. Zhang*, K. Zhu*

author keywords: RNAi efficiency; Dicer 2; Argonaute 2; R2D2; European corn borer; Western corn rootworm; Diabrotica virgifera virgifera
MeSH headings : Animals; Argonaute Proteins / genetics; Genes, Insect / drug effects; Insect Control / methods; Moths / genetics; Moths / metabolism; RNA Helicases / genetics; RNA Interference; RNA, Small Interfering / pharmacology; RNA-Binding Proteins / genetics; RNAi Therapeutics
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: May 10, 2021

2021 journal article

Microinjection of Corn Planthopper, Peregrinus maidis, Embryos for CRISPR/Cas9 Genome Editing

Journal of Visualized Experiments, 3(169).

MeSH headings : Animals; CRISPR-Cas Systems / genetics; Endonucleases / genetics; Female; Gene Editing / methods; Zea mays / chemistry
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: May 17, 2021

2020 journal article

Core commitments for field trials of gene drive organisms

Science, 370(6523), 1417–1419.

By: K. Long, L. Alphey, G. Annas, C. Bloss, K. Campbell, J. Champer, C. Chen, A. Choudhary ...

MeSH headings : Animals; Gene Drive Technology / standards; Guidelines as Topic; Organisms, Genetically Modified; Safety
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: March 22, 2021

2020 journal article

Molecular Characterizations of Double-Stranded RNA Degrading Nuclease Genes from Ostrinia nubilalis

Insects, 11(10), 652.

By: A. Cooper*, H. Song*, X. Shi*, Z. Yu*, M. Lorenzen n, K. Silver*, J. Zhang*, K. Zhu*

author keywords: dsRNase; European corn borer; gene expression; REase; RNAi efficiency; substrate specificity
Sources: ORCID, Crossref
Added: September 28, 2020

2020 journal article

New Technologies for Studying Negative-Strand RNA Viruses in Plant and Arthropod Hosts

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions®, 33(3), 382–393.

By: T. German*, M. Lorenzen n, N. Grubbs n & A. Whitfield n

author keywords: virus-plant interactions
MeSH headings : Animals; Insect Vectors / virology; Insecta / virology; Plant Diseases / virology; Plant Viruses; Plants / virology; RNA Viruses
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: August 3, 2020

2020 journal article

Transcriptome analysis of life stages of the house cricket, Acheta domesticus, to improve insect crop production

Scientific Reports, 10(1).

By: B. Oppert*, L. Perkin*, M. Lorenzen n & A. Dossey*

MeSH headings : Animals; Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides / antagonists & inhibitors; Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides / genetics; Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides / metabolism; Crop Production; Embryo, Nonmammalian / metabolism; Female; Gene Expression Profiling; Gryllidae / genetics; Gryllidae / growth & development; Gryllidae / metabolism; Insect Proteins / antagonists & inhibitors; Insect Proteins / genetics; Insect Proteins / metabolism; Life Cycle Stages; Male; Nymph / genetics; Nymph / metabolism; RNA Interference; Transcriptome
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: September 14, 2020

2019 journal article

Effects of targeting eye color in Tenebrio molitor through RNA interference of tryptophan 2,3‐dioxygenase ( vermilion ): Implications for insect farming

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology, 101(1), e21546.

By: B. Oppert*, F. Chu n, S. Reyna n, S. Pinzi n, S. Adrianos*, L. Perkin*, M. Lorenzen n

author keywords: agriculture; entomophagy; farming; gene expression; insect eye color; protein; RNA-Seq; Tenebrio molitor; vermilion
MeSH headings : Animal Husbandry; Animals; Eye Color / genetics; Gene Expression; Genetic Markers; Insect Proteins / genetics; Insect Proteins / metabolism; Larva / genetics; Pigmentation / genetics; Pupa / genetics; RNA Interference; Tenebrio / enzymology; Tenebrio / genetics; Tenebrio / growth & development; Tryptophan Oxygenase / genetics
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: April 15, 2019

2019 journal article

Structural and functional insights into the Diabrotica virgifera virgifera ATP-binding cassette transporter gene family

BMC Genomics, 20(1).

By: F. Adedipe n, N. Grubbs n, B. Coates*, B. Wiegmman n & M. Lorenzen n

author keywords: ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter; Phylogenetic; Transcriptome; RNA interference (RNAi); Corn rootworm
MeSH headings : ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / genetics; Animals; Coleoptera / classification; Coleoptera / genetics; Coleoptera / growth & development; Computational Biology / methods; Gene Expression Profiling; Gene Ontology; Life Cycle Stages / genetics; Molecular Sequence Annotation; Multigene Family; Phenotype; RNA Interference; Transcriptome
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: December 16, 2019

2019 journal article

The distribution and spread of naturally occurring Medea selfish genetic elements in the United States

Ecology and Evolution, 9(24), 14407–14416.

By: S. Cash n, M. Lorenzen n & F. Gould n

author keywords: maternal effect; Medea; red flour beetle; selfish genetic element
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: February 10, 2020

2019 journal article

The impact of local population genetic background on the spread of the selfish element Medea‐1 in red flour beetles

Ecology and Evolution, 10(2), 863–874.

author keywords: gene drive; maternal effect; Medea; selfish genetic element
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: January 6, 2020

2019 content posted

Window to the Fluorescence: TheWhite

By: N. Grubbs, F. Chu & M. Lorenzen

Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: September 23, 2023

2018 journal article

Cover Image

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology, 97(3), e21453.

By: F. Chu, W. Klobasa, N. Grubbs & M. Lorenzen

Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 25, 2020

2018 journal article

Genome of the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida, Coleoptera: Nitidulidae), a worldwide parasite of social bee colonies, provides insights into detoxification and herbivory

GigaScience, 7(12).

author keywords: Coleoptera; pollination; Apis mellifera; invasive pest; phytophagy; glycoside hydrolase; honey bee
MeSH headings : ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / classification; ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / genetics; ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / metabolism; Acetylcholinesterase / classification; Acetylcholinesterase / genetics; Acetylcholinesterase / metabolism; Animals; Bees / parasitology; Coleoptera / classification; Coleoptera / genetics; Genetic Variation; Genome; Glycoside Hydrolases / classification; Glycoside Hydrolases / genetics; Glycoside Hydrolases / metabolism; Herbivory; Insect Proteins / classification; Insect Proteins / genetics; Insect Proteins / metabolism; Insecticides / metabolism; Phylogeny; Receptors, Cell Surface / classification; Receptors, Cell Surface / genetics; Receptors, Cell Surface / metabolism; Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels / classification; Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels / genetics
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: February 11, 2019

2018 journal article

Metabolic pathway interruption: CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knockout of tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase in Tribolium castaneum

JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY, 107, 104–109.

By: S. Adrianos*, M. Lorenzen n & B. Oppert*

author keywords: CRISPR; Ommochrome; Tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase; Vermilion; Tribolium castaneum; Insect eye pigment
MeSH headings : Amino Acid Sequence; Animals; CRISPR-Cas Systems; Female; Gene Knockout Techniques; Insect Proteins / chemistry; Insect Proteins / genetics; Insect Proteins / metabolism; Larva / genetics; Larva / growth & development; Larva / physiology; Male; Metabolic Networks and Pathways; Ocular Physiological Phenomena; Phylogeny; Pigmentation / genetics; Sequence Alignment; Tribolium / genetics; Tribolium / growth & development; Tribolium / physiology; Tryptophan Oxygenase / chemistry; Tryptophan Oxygenase / genetics; Tryptophan Oxygenase / metabolism
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2018 journal article

Microinjection of Western Corn Rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera, Embryos for Germline Transformation, or CRISPR/Cas9 Genome Editing

Journal of Visualized Experiments, (134).

author keywords: Bioengineering; Issue 134; embryonic microinjection; functional genomics; germline transformation; transgenesis; CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing; western corn rootworm
MeSH headings : Animals; CRISPR-Cas Systems / genetics; Coleoptera; Gene Editing / methods; Germ-Line Mutation / genetics; Microinjections / methods; RNA Interference
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: October 16, 2018

2017 journal article

Agricultural production: assessment of the potential use of Cas9-mediated gene drive systems for agricultural pest control

Journal of Responsible Innovation, 5(sup1), S98–S120.

By: M. Scott n, F. Gould n, M. Lorenzen n, N. Grubbs n, O. Edwards* & D. O’Brochta*

author keywords: Gene drive; Cas9; sterile insect technique; agricultural pest insect
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Development and use of a piggyBac -based jumpstarter system in Drosophila suzukii

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology, 97(3), e21439.

author keywords: germline transformation; Minos; mutagenesis; piggyBac; transgenesis
MeSH headings : Animals; Animals, Genetically Modified; DNA Transposable Elements; Drosophila / genetics; Genetic Engineering / methods; Mutagenesis; Transposases
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Germline transformation of the western corn rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera

Insect Molecular Biology, 26(4), 440–452.

By: F. Chu n, W. Klobasa n, P. Wu n, S. Pinzi n, N. Grubbs n, S. Gorski n, Y. Cardoza n, M. Lorenzen n

author keywords: Minos; piggyBac; small-scale rearing; embryonic microinjection
MeSH headings : Animals; Coleoptera / genetics; Female; Gene Transfer Techniques; Luminescent Proteins; Male; Transposases
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Multifaceted biological insights from a draft genome sequence of the tobacco hornworm moth, Manduca sexta

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 76, 118–147.

By: M. Kanost*, E. Arrese*, X. Cao*, Y. Chen*, S. Chellapilla*, M. Goldsmith*, E. Grosse-Wilde*, D. Heckel* ...

author keywords: Lepidoptera; Insect; Tobacco hornworm; Synteny; Moth; Insect biochemistry; Innate immunity
MeSH headings : Animals; Gene Expression; Gene Expression Profiling; Genome, Insect; Larva / genetics; Larva / growth & development; Manduca / genetics; Manduca / growth & development; Pupa / genetics; Pupa / growth & development; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Synteny
Source: Crossref
Added: January 25, 2020

2016 journal article

Multifaceted biological insights from a draft genome sequence of the tobacco hornworm moth, Manduca sexta

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 76, 118–147.

By: M. Kanost, E. Arrese, X. Cao, Y. Chen, S. Chellapilla, M. Goldsmith, E. Grosse-Wilde, D. Heckel ...

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Genes related to mitochondrial functions are differentially expressed in phosphine-resistant and -susceptible Tribolium castaneum

BMC GENOMICS, 16.

By: B. Oppert*, R. Guedes*, M. Aikins*, L. Perkin*, Z. Chen*, T. Phillips*, K. Zhu*, G. Opit* ...

author keywords: Anti-diuretic peptide; Cytochrome P450; Deltamethrin; Dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase; Fumigants; Insecticide resistance; Gene expression; Phosphine resistance; Red flour beetle; RNA-Seq; Stored product pests; Tribolium castaneum
MeSH headings : Amino Acid Sequence; Animals; Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / genetics; Dihydrolipoamide Dehydrogenase / chemistry; Dihydrolipoamide Dehydrogenase / genetics; Genomics; Insecticide Resistance / genetics; Mitochondria / drug effects; Mitochondria / metabolism; Molecular Sequence Data; Nitriles / pharmacology; Phosphines / pharmacology; Pyrethrins / pharmacology; Sequence Analysis, RNA; Transcriptome / drug effects; Tribolium / cytology; Tribolium / drug effects; Tribolium / enzymology; Tribolium / genetics
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

The ABCs of Eye Color in Tribolium castaneum: Orthologs of the Drosophila white, scarlet, and brown Genes

GENETICS, 199(3), 749-+.

By: N. Grubbs n, S. Haas*, R. Beeman* & M. Lorenzen n

author keywords: ABC transporters; eye pigmentation; evolution of development
MeSH headings : ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / genetics; Animals; Base Sequence; Drosophila Proteins / genetics; Evolution, Molecular; Eye Color / genetics; Eye Proteins / genetics; Genes, Insect; Molecular Sequence Data; Mutation; Tribolium / genetics
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 book

Dictionary of Toxicology

(3rd ed.). Amsterdam: Academic Press.

By: E. Hodgson, M. Roe, R. Mailman & J. Chambers

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: March 26, 2021

2014 conference paper

Genetics and Genomics of Tribolium Medea Elements

Presented at the 11th International Working Conference on Stored Product Protection, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

By: F. Chu, M. Lorenzen & W. Klobasa

Event: 11th International Working Conference on Stored Product Protection at Chiang Mai, Thailand on November 24-28, 2014

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: March 26, 2021

2013 journal article

Functional analysis of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter gene family of Tribolium castaneum

BMC GENOMICS, 14.

By: G. Broehan*, T. Kroeger*, M. Lorenzen n & H. Merzendorfer*

author keywords: ABC transporter; Coleoptera; dsRNA; Genome; RNA interference; Red flour beetle; Tribolium castaneum
MeSH headings : ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / deficiency; ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / genetics; ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / metabolism; Animals; Eye / metabolism; Female; Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; Gene Knockdown Techniques; Genomics; Insect Proteins / deficiency; Insect Proteins / genetics; Insect Proteins / metabolism; Larva / anatomy & histology; Larva / genetics; Larva / growth & development; Larva / metabolism; Lipid Metabolism / genetics; Male; Phenotype; Pigmentation / genetics; RNA Interference; Tribolium / anatomy & histology; Tribolium / genetics; Tribolium / growth & development; Tribolium / metabolism
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2012 journal article

Genetic Structure of Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) Populations in Mills

Environmental Entomology, 41(1), 188–199.

By: A. Semeao*, J. Campbell*, R. Beeman*, M. Lorenzen n, R. Whitworth* & P. Sloderbeck*

author keywords: Tribolium castaneum; genetic structure; F-ST; genetic fingerprinting; bottleneck
MeSH headings : Animal Migration; Animals; Flour; Genetic Variation; Insect Control / methods; Oryza; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Population Dynamics; Puerto Rico; Tribolium / genetics; Triticum; United States
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 25, 2020

2012 conference paper

Genetic structure of Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) populations in mills

Presented at the 10th International Working Conference on Stored Product Protection, Estoril, Portugal.

By: A. Semeao, J. Campbell, R. Beeman, R. Whitworth, P. Sloderbeck & M. Lorenzen

Event: 10th International Working Conference on Stored Product Protection at Estoril, Portugal on June 27 - July 2, 2010

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: March 26, 2021

2012 journal article

Transcriptome Profiling of the Intoxication Response of Tenebrio molitor Larvae to Bacillus thuringiensis Cry3Aa Protoxin

PLoS ONE, 7(4), e34624.

By: B. Oppert*, S. Dowd, P. Bouffard*, L. Li*, A. Conesa*, M. Lorenzen n, M. Toutges*, J. Marshall* ...

Ed(s): S. Palli

MeSH headings : Administration, Oral; Animals; Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins; Bacterial Proteins / administration & dosage; Bacterial Proteins / toxicity; Base Sequence; Biosynthetic Pathways / drug effects; DNA, Complementary / genetics; Endotoxins / administration & dosage; Endotoxins / toxicity; Energy Metabolism / drug effects; Gene Expression Profiling; Hemolysin Proteins / administration & dosage; Hemolysin Proteins / toxicity; Larva / drug effects; Larva / metabolism; Microarray Analysis; Molecular Sequence Data; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Tenebrio / drug effects; Tenebrio / genetics; Tenebrio / metabolism; Time Factors; Transcriptome / drug effects
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 25, 2020

2011 chapter

RNAi in Agriculturally-Important Arthropods

In P. Grabowski (Ed.), RNA Processing (pp. 157–180).

By: K. Aronstein, B. Oppert & M. Lorenzen*

Ed(s): P. Grabowski

Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 28, 2021

2010 journal article

RNA Interference as a Method for Target-Site Screening in the Western Corn Rootworm, Diabrotica Virgifera Virgifera

Journal of Insect Science, 10(162), 1–16.

By: A. Alves*, M. Lorenzen*, R. Beeman*, J. Foster* & B. Siegfried*

MeSH headings : Amino Acid Sequence; Animals; Chitin Synthase / genetics; Cloning, Molecular; Coleoptera / genetics; DNA Primers / genetics; Insect Control / methods; Laccase / genetics; Larva; Molecular Sequence Data; Phenotype; RNA Interference; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; Sequence Alignment
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 25, 2020

2009 journal article

A NovelTenebrio molitorCadherin Is a Functional Receptor forBacillus thuringiensisCry3Aa Toxin

Journal of Biological Chemistry, 284(27), 18401–18410.

MeSH headings : Amino Acid Sequence; Animals; Bacillus thuringiensis / metabolism; Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins; Bacterial Proteins / metabolism; Bacterial Proteins / toxicity; Base Sequence; Cadherins / chemistry; Cadherins / genetics; Cadherins / metabolism; Cloning, Molecular; Endotoxins / metabolism; Endotoxins / toxicity; Hemolysin Proteins / metabolism; Hemolysin Proteins / toxicity; Insect Proteins / chemistry; Insect Proteins / genetics; Insect Proteins / metabolism; Larva / genetics; Larva / microbiology; Molecular Sequence Data; Phylogeny; Protein Binding / physiology; Protein Structure, Tertiary; RNA, Small Interfering; Tenebrio / genetics; Tenebrio / growth & development; Tenebrio / microbiology
Sources: Crossref, ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: January 24, 2021

2009 journal article

BeetleBase in 2010: revisions to provide comprehensive genomic information for Tribolium castaneum

Nucleic Acids Research, 38(suppl_1), D437–D442.

By: H. Kim*, T. Murphy*, J. Xia*, D. Caragea*, Y. Park*, R. Beeman*, M. Lorenzen*, S. Butcher*, J. Manak*, S. Brown*

MeSH headings : Animals; Computational Biology / methods; Computational Biology / trends; Databases, Genetic; Databases, Nucleic Acid; Databases, Protein; Expressed Sequence Tags; Genome; Genomics; Information Storage and Retrieval / methods; Internet; Models, Genetic; Protein Structure, Tertiary; Software; Tribolium / genetics
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 25, 2020

2009 journal article

Large-scale insertional mutagenesis of a coleopteran stored grain pest, the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum, identifies embryonic lethal mutations and enhancer traps

BMC Biology, 7(1), 73.

By: J. Trauner*, J. Schinko, M. Lorenzen, T. Shippy*, E. Wimmer, R. Beeman, M. Klingler*, G. Bucher, S. Brown*

MeSH headings : Animals; Chromosome Mapping; Crosses, Genetic; DNA Transposable Elements / genetics; Embryo Loss / genetics; Embryo, Nonmammalian; Enhancer Elements, Genetic; Genes, Lethal; Genetic Markers; Germ-Line Mutation; Mutagenesis, Insertional / methods; Transposases; Tribolium / genetics
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 25, 2020

2009 journal article

The Red Flour Beetle, Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera): A Model for Studies of Development and Pest Biology

Cold Spring Harbor Protocols, 2009(8), pdb.emo126-pdb.emo126.

By: S. Brown*, T. Shippy, S. Miller, R. Bolognesi, R. Beeman, M. Lorenzen*, G. Bucher, E. Wimmer, M. Klingler

MeSH headings : Animals; Animals, Genetically Modified; Body Patterning / genetics; Body Patterning / physiology; Drug Resistance; Female; Genomics / methods; Larva / drug effects; Larva / genetics; Larva / growth & development; Male; Models, Biological; Pest Control; Pesticides / toxicity; RNA Interference; Tribolium / genetics; Tribolium / growth & development
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 25, 2020

2009 journal article

Tribolium castaneum Larval Gut Transcriptome and Proteome: A Resource for the Study of the Coleopteran Gut

Journal of Proteome Research, 8(8), 3889–3898.

By: K. Morris*, M. Lorenzen*, Y. Hiromasa*, J. Tomich*, C. Oppert*, E. Elpidina*, K. Vinokurov*, J. Jurat-Fuentes*, J. Fabrick*, B. Oppert*

author keywords: Tribolium castaneum; microarray; proteomics; Coleoptera; insect control; insect gut
MeSH headings : Analysis of Variance; Animals; Digestive System / chemistry; Digestive System / metabolism; Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional; Gene Expression Profiling / methods; Insect Control; Insect Proteins / analysis; Insect Proteins / genetics; Insect Proteins / metabolism; Larva / chemistry; Models, Biological; Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; Peptide Fragments / analysis; Proteome / analysis; Proteome / genetics; Proteome / metabolism; Proteomics / methods; Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization; Tribolium / chemistry; Tribolium / genetics; Tribolium / metabolism
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 25, 2020

2008 journal article

Analysis of repetitive DNA distribution patterns in the Tribolium castaneum genome

Genome Biology, 9(3), R61.

By: S. Wang*, M. Lorenzen*, R. Beeman* & S. Brown*

MeSH headings : Animals; DNA Transposable Elements; Evolution, Molecular; Gene Library; Genome, Insect; Heterochromatin / genetics; Recombination, Genetic; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Tandem Repeat Sequences; Tribolium / genetics
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 25, 2020

2008 journal article

Analysis of transcriptome data in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 38(4), 380–386.

By: Y. Park*, J. Aikins*, L. Wang*, R. Beeman*, B. Oppert*, J. Lord*, S. Brown*, M. Lorenzen* ...

author keywords: Coleoptera; EST; GLEAN; gene model
MeSH headings : Animals; Databases, Nucleic Acid; Expressed Sequence Tags; Gene Expression Profiling; Gene Library; Tribolium / genetics; Tribolium / metabolism
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 25, 2020

2008 journal article

The genome of the model beetle and pest Tribolium castaneum

Nature, 452(7190), 949–955.

By: S. Richards, R. Gibbs, G. Weinstock, S. Brown, R. Denell, R. Beeman, G. Bucher, M. Friedrich ...

MeSH headings : Animals; Base Composition; Body Patterning / genetics; Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / genetics; DNA Transposable Elements / genetics; Genes, Insect / genetics; Genome, Insect / genetics; Growth and Development / genetics; Humans; Insecticides / pharmacology; Neurotransmitter Agents / genetics; Oogenesis / genetics; Phylogeny; Proteome / genetics; RNA Interference; Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / genetics; Receptors, Odorant / genetics; Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid / genetics; Taste / genetics; Telomere / genetics; Tribolium / classification; Tribolium / embryology; Tribolium / genetics; Tribolium / physiology; Vision, Ocular / genetics
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 25, 2020

2008 journal article

The maternal-effect, selfish genetic element Medea is associated with a composite Tc1 transposon

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 105(29), 10085–10089.

By: M. Lorenzen*, A. Gnirke*, J. Margolis*, J. Garnes*, M. Campbell*, J. Stuart*, R. Aggarwal*, S. Richards*, Y. Park*, R. Beeman*

author keywords: postzygotic; selfish gene; Tribolium; gene driver
MeSH headings : Animals; Chromosome Mapping; Chromosomes, Artificial, Bacterial / genetics; Cloning, Molecular; DNA Transposable Elements / genetics; Female; Gene Dosage; Genes, Insect; Genes, Lethal; Male; Molecular Sequence Data; Mutation; Phylogeny; Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid; Tribolium / genetics; Zygote
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 25, 2020

2008 journal article

Tubulin superfamily genes in Tribolium castaneum and the use of a Tubulin promoter to drive transgene expression

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 38(8), 749–755.

By: K. Siebert*, M. Lorenzen, S. Brown*, Y. Park* & R. Beeman

author keywords: Tribolium; Tubulin; promoter; PiggyBac; EGFP; vermilion; transgene
MeSH headings : Animals; Base Sequence; Cloning, Molecular; Insect Proteins / genetics; Molecular Sequence Data; Multigene Family; Mutation; Phenotype; Promoter Regions, Genetic; Transgenes; Tribolium / genetics; Tubulin / genetics
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 25, 2020

2007 journal article

piggyBac-based insertional mutagenesis in Tribolium castaneum using donor/helper hybrids

Insect Molecular Biology, 16(3), 265–275.

By: M. Lorenzen*, T. Kimzey*, T. Shippy*, S. Brown*, R. Denell* & R. Beeman

author keywords: piggyBac; Minos; germline transformation; EGFP; enhancer trap
MeSH headings : Actins / genetics; Animals; Base Sequence; Chromosome Mapping; Crosses, Genetic; DNA Footprinting; DNA Transposable Elements / genetics; Green Fluorescent Proteins / genetics; Molecular Sequence Data; Mutagenesis, Insertional / methods; Phenotype; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Transposases; Tribolium / genetics
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 25, 2020

2006 journal article

Insights into social insects from the genome of the honeybee Apis mellifera

Nature, 443(7114), 931–949.

MeSH headings : Animals; Base Composition; Bees / genetics; Bees / growth & development; Bees / physiology; Behavior, Animal; DNA Transposable Elements / genetics; Evolution, Molecular; Female; Gene Expression Regulation / genetics; Genes, Insect / genetics; Genome, Insect / genetics; Genomics; Immunity / genetics; Male; Molecular Sequence Data; Phylogeny; Physical Chromosome Mapping; Proteome / genetics; Reproduction / genetics; Signal Transduction / genetics; Social Behavior; Telomere / genetics
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 25, 2020

2005 journal article

Genetic Linkage Maps of the Red Flour Beetle, Tribolium castaneum, Based on Bacterial Artificial Chromosomes and Expressed Sequence Tags

Genetics, 170(2), 741–747.

By: M. Lorenzen*, Z. Doyungan*, J. Savard*, K. Snow*, L. Crumly*, T. Shippy*, J. Stuart*, S. Brown*, R. Beeman*

MeSH headings : Animals; Chromosome Mapping / methods; Chromosomes, Artificial, Bacterial; Crosses, Genetic; DNA / metabolism; DNA Transposable Elements; DNA, Complementary / metabolism; Databases, Genetic; Expressed Sequence Tags; Female; Genetic Linkage; Internet; Male; Microsatellite Repeats; Models, Genetic; Molecular Sequence Data; Nucleic Acid Heteroduplexes; Physical Chromosome Mapping; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Polymorphism, Genetic; Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational; Species Specificity; Tribolium / genetics
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 25, 2020

2005 journal article

The Tribolium chitin synthase genes TcCHS1 and TcCHS2 are specialized for synthesis of epidermal cuticle and midgut peritrophic matrix

Insect Molecular Biology, 14(5), 453–463.

By: Y. Arakane*, S. Muthukrishnan*, K. Kramer*, C. Specht*, Y. Tomoyasu*, M. Lorenzen*, M. Kanost*, R. Beeman*

author keywords: Tribolium castaneum; chitin synthase; RNAi; peritrophic matrix; cuticle
MeSH headings : Animals; Base Sequence; Chitin / biosynthesis; Chitin Synthase / biosynthesis; Chitin Synthase / genetics; Epidermis / enzymology; Epidermis / growth & development; Gastrointestinal Tract / enzymology; Gastrointestinal Tract / growth & development; Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; Gene Silencing; Insect Proteins / genetics; Insect Proteins / metabolism; Larva / metabolism; Molting / physiology; Phenotype; Pupa / metabolism; RNA, Messenger / metabolism; Tissue Distribution; Tribolium / embryology; Tribolium / enzymology; Tribolium / genetics
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 25, 2020

2004 journal article

DIRS retroelements in arthropods: identification of the recently active TcDirs1 element in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum

Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 272(1), 47–56.

By: T. Goodwin*, R. Poulter*, M. Lorenzen* & R. Beeman*

author keywords: insect; transposable element; tyrosine recombinase
MeSH headings : Amino Acid Sequence; Animals; Base Sequence; Bees / genetics; Molecular Sequence Data; Phylogeny; Recombination, Genetic; Retroelements / genetics; Sea Urchins / genetics; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Tribolium / genetics
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 25, 2020

2003 journal article

piggyBac-mediated germline transformation in the beetle Tribolium castaneum

Insect Molecular Biology, 12(5), 433–440.

By: M. Lorenzen*, A. Berghammer, S. Brown*, R. Denell*, M. Klingler & R. Beeman

author keywords: piggyBac; germline transformation; EGFP; enhancer trap; Tribolium castaneum
MeSH headings : Animals; Base Sequence; Blotting, Southern; Chromosome Mapping; DNA Transposable Elements / genetics; Gene Expression Profiling; Microinjections; Molecular Sequence Data; Plasmids; Transformation, Genetic; Tribolium / genetics
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 25, 2020

2002 journal article

Cloning and characterization of the Tribolium castaneum eye-color genes encoding tryptophan oxygenase and kynurenine 3-monooxygenase

Genetics, 160(1), 225–234.

By: M. Lorenzen*, S. Brown*, R. Denell* & R. Beeman*

MeSH headings : Animals; Cloning, Molecular; Drosophila Proteins; Eye Color / genetics; Eye Proteins; Genes, Insect; Humans; Insect Proteins; Kynurenine 3-Monooxygenase; Larva / genetics; Mixed Function Oxygenases / genetics; Molecular Sequence Data; Mutation; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Sequence Homology; Transformation, Genetic; Tribolium / enzymology; Tribolium / genetics; Tryptophan Oxygenase / genetics
Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: March 26, 2021

2002 journal article

Transgene expression from the Tribolium castaneum Polyubiquitin promoter

Insect Molecular Biology, 11(5), 399–407.

By: M. Lorenzen*, S. Brown*, R. Denell* & R. Beeman*

MeSH headings : Amino Acid Sequence; Animals; Base Sequence; Cloning, Molecular; DNA, Complementary; Gene Expression; Genes, Insect; Molecular Sequence Data; Mutagenesis; Phenotype; Polyubiquitin / genetics; Promoter Regions, Genetic; Transgenes; Tribolium / genetics
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 25, 2020

1999 journal article

Using RNAi to investigate orthologous homeotic gene function during development of distantly related insects

Evolution and Development, 1(1), 11–15.

By: S. Brown*, J. Mahaffey n, M. Lorenzen*, R. Denell* & J. Mahaffey

MeSH headings : Animals; Drosophila / embryology; Drosophila / genetics; Drosophila / growth & development; Genes, Homeobox; Mutation; RNA, Double-Stranded / physiology
Sources: Crossref, ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

Employment

Updated: May 25th, 2023 12:08

2009 - present

NC State University Raleigh, NC, US
Professor Entomology

Education

Updated: May 2nd, 2016 12:36

1994 - 2000

Kansas State University Manhattan, KS, US
PhD Biology