Kun Yan Zhu Department of Entomology Kansas State University Biography Publications Institution JoVE Articles Kun Yan Zhu has not added a biography. If you are Kun Yan Zhu and would like to personalize this page please email our Author Liaison for assistance. Publications Two Chitinase 5 Genes from Locusta Migratoria: Molecular Characteristics and Functional Differentiation Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Mar, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25623241 Insecticide-mediated Up-regulation of Cytochrome P450 Genes in the Red Flour Beetle (Tribolium Castaneum) International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25607733 Molecular Cloning, Characterization and Positively Selected Sites of the Glutathione S-transferase Family from Locusta Migratoria PloS One. 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25486043 Efficacy of Aerosol Applications of Methoprene and Synergized Pyrethrin Against Tribolium Castaneum Adults and Eggs Journal of Economic Entomology. Jun, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25026694 The Lethal Giant Larvae Gene in Tribolium Castaneum: Molecular Properties and Roles in Larval and Pupal Development As Revealed by RNA Interference International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24758930 Molecular and Functional Characterization of CDNAs Putatively Encoding Carboxylesterases from the Migratory Locust, Locusta Migratoria PloS One. 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24722667 Changes in Gene Expression in the Larval Gut of Ostrinia Nubilalis in Response to Bacillus Thuringiensis Cry1Ab Protoxin Ingestion Toxins. Apr, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24704690 Evaluation of Synergized Pyrethrin Aerosol for Control of Tribolium Castaneum and Tribolium Confusum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) Journal of Economic Entomology. Feb, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24665733 Spatial Pattern in Aerosol Insecticide Deposition Inside a Flour Mill Journal of Economic Entomology. Feb, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24665731 Transcript Analysis and Expression Profiling of Three Heat Shock Protein 70 Genes in the Ectoparasitoid Habrobracon Hebetor (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) Insect Science. Aug, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 23956228 Towards the Elements of Successful Insect RNAi Journal of Insect Physiology. Dec, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 24041495 Molecular and Functional Analysis of UDP-N-acetylglucosamine Pyrophosphorylases from the Migratory Locust, Locusta Migratoria PloS One. 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23977188 Biochemical Characterization of Chitin Synthase Activity and Inhibition in the African Malaria Mosquito, Anopheles Gambiae Insect Science. Apr, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23955856 RNA Interference to Reveal Roles of β-N-acetylglucosaminidase Gene During Molting Process in Locusta Migratoria Insect Science. Feb, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23955831 RNA Interference: a Powerful Tool in Entomological Research and a Novel Approach for Insect Pest Management Insect Science. Feb, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23955820 RNA Interference Revealed the Roles of Two Carboxylesterase Genes in Insecticide Detoxification in Locusta Migratoria Chemosphere. Oct, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23899922 Characterization and Functional Analysis of Four Glutathione S-transferases from the Migratory Locust, Locusta Migratoria PloS One. 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23505503 Efficacy of Pesticide Mixtures Against the Western Flower Thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) Under Laboratory and Greenhouse Conditions Journal of Economic Entomology. Feb, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23448038 Caracterización De Un Gen De Sintasa De Quitina Del Midgut Específicos (LmCHS2) Responsable De La Biosíntesis De Quitina De Matriz Peritrophic En Locusta Migratoria Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Dec, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 23006725 Characterization of CDNAs Encoding Serine Proteases and Their Transcriptional Responses to Cry1Ab Protoxin in the Gut of Ostrinia Nubilalis Larvae PloS One. 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22952884 Induction of Reproductive Diapause in Habrobracon Hebetor (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) when Reared at Different Photoperiods at Low Temperatures Environmental Entomology. Jun, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22732629 Identification and Characterization of Two Chitin Synthase Genes in African Malaria Mosquito, Anopheles Gambiae Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Sep, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22683441 Structural and Catalytic Role of Two Conserved Tyrosines in Delta-class Glutathione S-transferase from Locusta Migratoria Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology. Jul, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22581614 Cholinergic and Non-cholinergic Functions of Two Acetylcholinesterase Genes Revealed by Gene-silencing in Tribolium Castaneum Scientific Reports. 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22371826 Genome Organization, Phylogenies, Expression Patterns, and Three-dimensional Protein Models of Two Acetylcholinesterase Genes from the Red Flour Beetle PloS One. 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22359679 Redox Potentials, Laccase Oxidation, and Antilarval Activities of Substituted Phenols Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. Mar, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22300888 Identification of Two New Cytochrome P450 Genes and RNA Interference to Evaluate Their Roles in Detoxification of Commonly Used Insecticides in Locusta Migratoria Chemosphere. May, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22300555 Can Acetylcholinesterase Serve As a Target for Developing More Selective Insecticides? Current Drug Targets. Apr, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22280346 Novel and Viable Acetylcholinesterase Target Site for Developing Effective and Environmentally Safe Insecticides Current Drug Targets. Apr, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22280344 Heterologous Expression and Characterization of a Sigma Glutathione S-transferase Involved in Carbaryl Detoxification from Oriental Migratory Locust, Locusta Migratoria Manilensis (Meyen) Journal of Insect Physiology. Feb, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22075389 Identification of a Novel Aminopeptidase P-like Gene (OnAPP) Possibly Involved in Bt Toxicity and Resistance in a Major Corn Pest (Ostrinia Nubilalis) PloS One. 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21887358 Comparative Genomic Analysis of Chitinase and Chitinase-like Genes in the African Malaria Mosquito (Anopheles Gambiae) PloS One. 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21611131 Identification and Characterization of a Novel Chitinase-like Gene Cluster (AgCht5) Possibly Derived from Tandem Duplications in the African Malaria Mosquito, Anopheles Gambiae Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Aug, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21419847 Identification and Characterisation of Ten Glutathione S-transferase Genes from Oriental Migratory Locust, Locusta Migratoria Manilensis (Meyen) Pest Management Science. Jun, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21413139 Characterization of Six Antibacterial Response Genes from the European Corn Borer (Ostrinia Nubilalis) Larval Gut and Their Expression in Response to Bacterial Challenge Journal of Insect Physiology. Mar, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21167833 Genomics-based Approaches to Screening Carboxylesterase-like Genes Potentially Involved in Malathion Resistance in Oriental Migratory Locust (Locusta Migratoria Manilensis) Pest Management Science. Feb, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21061277 Major Putative Pesticide Receptors, Detoxification Enzymes, and Transcriptional Profile of the Midgut of the Tobacco Budworm, Heliothis Virescens (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. Feb, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21056043 Silencing of Two Alternative Splicing-derived MRNA Variants of Chitin Synthase 1 Gene by RNAi is Lethal to the Oriental Migratory Locust, Locusta Migratoria Manilensis (Meyen) Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Nov, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20713155 A Gut-specific Chitinase Gene Essential for Regulation of Chitin Content of Peritrophic Matrix and Growth of Ostrinia Nubilalis Larvae Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Aug, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20542114 Heterologous Expression, Purification, and Biochemical Characterization of a Greenbug (Schizaphis Graminum) Acetylcholinesterase Encoded by a Paralogous Gene (ace-1) Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology. Jan-Feb, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20146377 Sequencing and Characterization of Six CDNAs Putatively Encoding Three Pairs of Pheromone Receptors in Two Sibling Species, Helicoverpa Armigera and Helicoverpa Assulta Journal of Insect Physiology. Jun, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 19962987 Transgenesis and Paratransgenesis to Control Insect-borne Diseases: Current Status and Future Challenges Parasitology International. Mar, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 19819346 Identification and Characterization of Eleven Glutathione S-transferase Genes from the Aquatic Midge Chironomus Tentans (Diptera: Chironomidae) Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Oct, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19744561 Selective and Irreversible Inhibitors of Mosquito Acetylcholinesterases for Controlling Malaria and Other Mosquito-borne Diseases PloS One. 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19714254 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 | Pubmed ID: 19558725 Selective and Irreversible Inhibitors of Aphid Acetylcholinesterases: Steps Toward Human-safe Insecticides PloS One. 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19194505 Acute Lethal and Behavioral Sublethal Responses of Two Stored-product Psocids to Surface Insecticides Pest Management Science. Dec, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18683906 Gene Expression Profiling Reveals Decreased Expression of Two Hemoglobin Genes Associated with Increased Consumption of Oxygen in Chironomus Tentans Exposed to Atrazine: a Possible Mechanism for Adapting to Oxygen Deficiency Aquatic Toxicology (Amsterdam, Netherlands). Jan, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18083243 Effect of Alachlor and Metolachlor on Toxicity of Chlorpyrifos and Major Detoxification Enzymes in the Aquatic Midge, Chironomus Tentans (Diptera: Chironomidae) Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. May, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18026775 DiPel Seleccionado Ostrinia Nubilalis Las Larvas No Son Resistentes Al Maíz Transgénico Que Expresa Cry1Ab Bacillus Thuringiensis Journal of Economic Entomology. Dec, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 18232404 Comparative Studies on Effects of Three Chitin Synthesis Inhibitors on Common Malaria Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) Journal of Medical Entomology. Nov, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 18047205 Characterization of a Chitin Synthase CDNA and Its Increased MRNA Level Associated with Decreased Chitin Synthesis in Anopheles Quadrimaculatus Exposed to Diflubenzuron Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Sep, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16935220 Sublethal Effects of Three Pesticides on Larval Survivorship, Growth, and Macromolecule Production in the Aquatic Midge, Chironomus Tentans (diptera: Chironomidae) Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. Oct, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16865603 Sublethal Effects of Three Pesticides on Activities of Selected Target and Detoxification Enzymes in the Aquatic Midge, Chironomus Tentans (diptera: Chironomidae) Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. Oct, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16865602 Susceptibilidad De Dipel-resistente Y - Susceptible De Ostrinia Nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) a Protoxins Individual Bacillus Thuringiensis Journal of Economic Entomology. Aug, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 16156588 Expression Patterns of Three Heat Shock Protein 70 Genes Among Developmental Stages of the Red Flour Beetle, Tribolium Castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Part A, Molecular & Integrative Physiology. Jun, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 15979913 Caracterización De CDNAs Codifican Tres Tripsina Proteinasas Y Análisis Cuantitativo De MRNA En Bt-resistente Y - Cepas Susceptibles De Ostrinia Nubilalis Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Aug, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 15944081 Phenoloxidase in Larvae of Plodia Interpunctella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae): Molecular Cloning of the Proenzyme CDNA and Enzyme Activity in Larvae Paralyzed and Parasitized by Habrobracon Hebetor (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology. Jun, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 15898113 Análisis De Enlace De Cry1Ab Y Cry1Ac Con Vesículas De Membrana De Bacillus Thuringiensis-resistentes Y - Susceptible De Ostrinia Nubilalis Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. Oct, 2004 | Pubmed ID: 15351700 Análisis Comparativo De Las Actividades De La Proteinasa De Bacillus Thuringiensis-resistentes Y - Susceptible De Ostrinia Nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Aug, 2004 | Pubmed ID: 15262280 Molecular Cloning and Characterization of a CDNA Encoding Cytochrome C Oxidase Subunit Va from the Lesser Grain Borer, Rhyzopertha Dominica (F.) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology. Oct, 2003 | Pubmed ID: 14518003 Susceptibility and Detoxifying Enzyme Activity in Two Spider Mite Species (Acari: Tetranychidae) After Selection with Three Insecticides Journal of Economic Entomology. Apr, 2002 | Pubmed ID: 12020020 Effects of Atrazine and Cyanazine on Chlorpyrifos Toxicity in Chironomus Tentans (Diptera: Chironomidae) Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry / SETAC. Mar, 2002 | Pubmed ID: 11878473 El quitosano / ARN de interferencia mediada por nanopartículas silenciamiento génico en la enfermedad vectorial larvas de mosquitos Xin Zhang*1, Keshava Mysore*2,3, Ellen Flannery3,4, Kristin Michel1, David W. Severson3,4, Kun Yan Zhu5, Molly Duman-Scheel2,3,4 1Division of Biology, Kansas State University, 2Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, 3Eck Institute for Global Health, University of Notre Dame, 4Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, 5Department of Entomology, Kansas State University JoVE 52523 Biology
El quitosano / ARN de interferencia mediada por nanopartículas silenciamiento génico en la enfermedad vectorial larvas de mosquitos Xin Zhang*1, Keshava Mysore*2,3, Ellen Flannery3,4, Kristin Michel1, David W. Severson3,4, Kun Yan Zhu5, Molly Duman-Scheel2,3,4 1Division of Biology, Kansas State University, 2Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, 3Eck Institute for Global Health, University of Notre Dame, 4Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, 5Department of Entomology, Kansas State University JoVE 52523 Biology
