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| Tandy, P., Lamour, K., Placidi de Bortoli, C., Nasgoshi, R., Emrich, S.J., Jurat-Fuentes, J.L. (2023) Screening for resistance alleles to Cry1 proteins through targeted sequencing in the native and invasive range of Spodoptera frugiperda (Leptidoptera: Noctuidae). J. Econ. Entomol. PDF |
| Pinto, M.M.D., Ferreira dos Santos, R., De Bortoli, S.A., Moar, W., Jurat-Fuentes, J.L. (2023) Lack of fitness costs in dsRNA-resistant Leptinotarsa decemlineata ([Coleoptera]: [Chrysomelidae]). J. Econ. Entomol. PDF |
| Sultana, M.S., Mazarei, M., Jurat-Fuentes, J.L., Hewezi, T., Millwood, R.J., Stewart, C.N. Jr. (2022) Overexpression of soybean trypsin inhibitor genes decrease defoliation by corn earwoprm (Helicoverpa zea) in soybean (Glycine max) and Arabidopsis thaliana. Front. Plant Sci. 14:1129454. PDF |
| Prabu, S., Jing, D., JUrat-Fuentes, J.L., Wang, Z., He, K. (2022) Hemocyte response to treatment of susceptible and resistant Asian corn borer (Ostrinia furnacalis) larvae with Cry1F toxin from Bacillus thuringiensis. Front. Immunol. 13:1022445. PDF |
| Banerjee, R., De Bortoli, C., Huang, F., Lamour, K., Meagher, R., Buntin, D., Ni, X., Reay-Jones, F., Stewart, S., Jurat-Fuentes, J.L. (2022) Large genomic deletion linked to field-evolved resistance to Cry1F corn in fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) from Florida. Sci. Rep. 12(1): 13580. PDF |
| Xie, Y, Xu, C, Gao, M, Zhang, X, Lu, L, Hu, X, Chen, W, Jurat-Fuentes, JL, Zhu, Q, Liu, Y, Lin, M, Zhing, J, Liu, X (2021) Docking-based generation of antibodies mimicking Cry1A/1B protein binding sites as potential insectyicidal agents against diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella). Pest. Manag. Sci. 77(10): 4593-4606. PDF |
| Perera, OP, Little, NS, Abdelgaffar, H, Jurat-Fuentes, JL, Reddy, GVP (2021) Genetic knockouts indicate that the ABCC2 protein in the bollworm Helicoverpa zea is not a major receptor for the Cry1Ac insecticidal protein. Genes 12(10): 1522. PDF |
| Zhong, J, Fang, S, Gao, M, Lu, L, Zhang, X, Zhu, Q, Liu, Y, Jurat-Fuentes, JL, Liu, X, (2021) Evidence of a shared binding site for Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ac and Cry2Aa toxins in Cnaphalocrocis medinalis cadherin. Insect Mol. Biol. (Online ahead of print). PDF |
| Schlum, K, Lamour, K, Tandy, P, Emrich, SJ, de Bortoli, CP, Rao, T, Viteri Dillon, DM, Linares-Ramirez, AM, Jurat-Fuentes, JL (2021) Genetic screening to identify candidate resistance alleles to Cry1F corn in fall armyworm using targeted sequencing. Insects 12(7): 618. PDF |
| Tessnow, A.E., Gilligan, T.M., Burkness, E., Placidi de Bortoli, C., Jurat-Fuentes, J.L., Porter, P., Sekula, D., Sword, G.A. (2021) Novel real-time PCR based assays for differentiating fall armyworm strains using four single nucleotide polymorphisms. PeerJ 9: e12195. PDF |
| Mishra, S., Dee, J., Moar, W., Dufner-Beattie, J., Baum, J., Dias, N.P., Alyokhin, A., Buzza, A., Rondon, S.I., Clough, M., Menasha, S., Groves, R., Clements, J., Ostlie, K., Felton, G., Waters, T., Snyder, W.E., Jurat-Fuentes J.L. (2021) "Selection for high levels of resistance to double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) in Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say) using non-transgenic foliar delivery" Sci. Rep. 11(1):6523. PDF |
| Schlum, K.A., Lamour, K., de Bortoli, C.P., Banerjee, R., Meagher, R., Pereira, E., Murua, M.G., Sword, G.A., Tessnow, A.E., Viteri Dillon, D., Linares Ramirez, A.M., Akutse, K.S., Schmidt-Jeffris, R., Huang, F., Reisig, D., Emrich, S.J., Jurat-Fuentes, J.L. (2021) "Whole genome comparisons reveal panmixia among fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) from diverse locations" BMC Genom. 22(1):179. PDF |
| Raza, A., Bashir, S., Pothula, R., Abdelgaffar, H., Tabassumab, R., Irfan, M., Mian, A., Awaisd, M., Akhtard, M., and Jurat-Fuentes, J.L. (2021) "Expression and functional characterization in yeast of an endoglucanase from Bacillus sonorensis BD92 and its impact as feed additive in commercial broilers" Int. J. Biol. Macro. In Press PDF |
| Jurat-Fuentes, J.L., Heckel, D.G., and Ferre, J. (2021) "Mechanisms of resistance to insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis" Ann. Rev. Entomol., 66:6.1-6.22. PDF |
| Abdelgaffar, H., Perera, O.P., and Jurat-Fuentes, J.L. (2020) "ABC transporter mutations in Cry1F-resistant fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) do not result in altered susceptibility to selected small molecule pesticides" Pest. Manag. Sci. PDF |
| Gimenez, S., H. Abdelgaffar, G. Le Goff, F. Hilliou, C. A. Blanco, S. Hanniger, A. Bretaudeau, F. Legeai, N. Negre, J. L. Jurat-Fuentes, E. Alencon, and K. Nam (2020) "Adaptation by copy number variation increases insecticide resistance in the fall armyworm" Comm. Biol. 3(1):664. PDF |
| Pinos, D., Chakroun, M., Millán-Leiva, A., Jurat-Fuentes, J.L., Wright, D.J., Hernández-Martínez, P., and Ferré, J. (2020) "Reduced membrane-bound alkaline phosphatase does not affect binding of Vip3A in a Heliothis virescens resistant colony" Toxins 12(6): E409. PDF |
| Yang, F., González, J. C., Little, N., Reisig, D., Payne, G., Dos Santos, R., Jurat-Fuentes, J. L., Kurtz, R., and D. Kerns (2020) "First documentation of major Vip3Aa resistance alleles in field populations of Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Texas, USA" Sci. Rep. 10(1): 5867. PDF |
| Raza, A., Pothula, R., Abdelgaffar, H., Bashir, S., and J. L. Jurat-Fuentes (2020) "Identification and functional characterization of a β-glucosidase from Bacillus tequelensis BD69 expressed in bacterial and yeast heterologous systems" PeerJ 8: e8792. PDF |
| Gomis-Cebolla, J., Ferreira Dos Santos, R., Wang, Y., Caballero, J., Caballero, P., He, K., Jurat-Fuentes, J. L., and J. Ferré (2020) "Domain shuffling between Vip3Aa and Vip3Ca: Chimera stability and insecticidal activity against European, American, African, and Asian Pests" Toxins 12(2): E99. PDF |
| Rao, T., and J. L. Jurat-Fuentes (2020) "Advances in the use of entomopathogenic bacteria/microbial control agents (MCAs) as biopesticides in suppressing crop insect pests" in Biopesticides for Sustainable Agriculture, Chapter 5, Birch N. and Glare T. Editors, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK |
| Dias, N. P., Cagliari, D., Dos Santos, E. A., Smagghe, G., Jurat-Fuentes, J. L., Mishra, S., Nava, D. E., and M. J. Zotti (2019) "Insecticidal gene silencing by RNAi in the Neotropical region" Neotrop. Entomol. PDF |
| Baragamaarachchi, R. Y., Samarasekera, J. K. R. R., Weerasena, O. V. D. S. J., Lamour, K., and J. L. Jurat-Fuentes (2019) "Identification of a native Bacillus thuringiensis strain from Sri Lanka active against Dipel-resistant Plutella xylostella" PeerJ 7:e7535. PDF |
| de Bortoli, C. P., and J. L. Jurat-Fuentes (2019) "Mechanisms of resistance to commercially relevant entomopathogenic bacteria" Curr. Opin. Insect Sci. 33: 56-62. PDF |
| Pothula, R., Shirley, D., Perera, O. P., Klingeman, W. E., Oppert, C., Abdelgaffar, H. M.Y., Johnson, B. R., and J. L. Jurat-Fuentes (2019) "The digestive system in Zygentoma as and insect model for high cellulase activity" PLoS One 14(2):e0212505. PDF |
| Abdelgaffar, H., Tague, E. D., Castro Gonzalez, H. F., Campagna, S. R., and J. L. Jurat-Fuentes (2019) "Midgut metabolomic profiling of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) with field-evolved resistance to Cry1F corn" Insect Biochem. Molec. Biol. 106: 1-9. PDF |
| Jin, L., Wang, J., Guan, F., Zhang, J., Yu, S., Liu, S., Xue, Y., Li, L., Wu, S., Wang, X., Yang, Y., Abdelgaffar, H., Jurat-Fuentes, J. L., Tabashnik, B. E., and Y. Wu (2018) "Dominant point mutation in a tetraspanin gene associated with field-evolved resistance of cotton bollworm to transgenic Bt cotton" Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 115(46): 11760-11765. PDF |
| Abdelgaffar, H. M., Oppert, C., Sun, X., Monserrate, J., and J. L. Jurat-Fuentes (2018) "Differential heliothine susceptibility to Cry1Ac associated with gut proteolytic activity" Pest. Biochem. Physiol. 153: 1-8. PDF |
| Zhang, M., Wei, J., Ni, X., Zhang, J., Jurat-Fuentes, J. L., Fabrick, J. A., Carriere, Y., Tabashnik, B. E., and X. Li (2018) "Decreased Cry1Ac activation by midgut proteases associated with Cry1Ac resistance in Helicoverpa zea" Pest Manag. Sci.75(4): 1099-1106. PDF |
| Brand, P., Robertson, H. M., Lin, W., Pothula, R., Klingeman, W. E., Jurat-Fuentes, J. L., and B. R. Johnson (2018) "The origin of the odorant receptor gene family in insects" Elife 7: e38340. PDF |
| Mushtaq, R., Shakoori, A. R., and J. L. Jurat-Fuentes (2018) "Domain III of Cry1Ac is critical to binding and toxicity against soybean looper (Chrysodeixis includens) but not to velvetbean caterpillar (Anticarsia gemmatalis)" Toxins 10(3): E95. PDF |
| Niu, L., Ma, W., Lei, C., JUrat-Fuentes, J. L., and L. Chen (2017) "Herbicide and insect resistant Bt cotton pollen assessment finds no detrimental effects on adult honey bees" Environ. Pollut. 230: 479-485. PDF |
| Willis, J. D., Grant, J. N., Mazarei, M., Kline, L. M., Rempe, C. S., Collins, A. G., Turner, G. B., Decker, S. R., Sykes, R. W., Davis, M. F., Labbe, N., Jurat-Fuentes, J. L., and C. N. Stewart Jr. (2017) "The TcEG1 beetle (Tribolium castaneum) cellulase produced in transgenics switchgrass is active at alkaline pH and auto-hydrolyzes biomass for increased cellobiose release" Biotechnol. Biofules 10: 230. PDF |
Banerjee, R., J. Hasler, R. Meagher, R. Nagoshi, L. Hietala, F. Huang, K. Narva, and J. L. Jurat-Fuentes (2017) "Mechanism and DNA-based detection of field-evolved resistance to transgenic Bt corn in fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda)" Sci. Reports 7(1): 10877. PDF |
An, R., K. Suri, J. L. Jurat-Fuentes, and P. Grewal (2017) "Dynamics of transcriptomic response to infection by nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora and its bacterial symbiont Photorhabdus temperata in Heliothis virescens larvae" Insect Molec. Biol. 26(5): 584-600. PDF |
Castagnola. A., J. Jackson, O. P. Perera, C. Oppert, S. Eda, and J. L. Jurat-Fuentes (2017) "Arylphorin is a mitogen in the Heliothis virescens midgut cell secretome upon Cry1Ac intoxication" PeerJ, 5:e3886. PDF |
Mushtaq, R., R. Behle, R. Liu, L. Niu, P. Song, A. R. Shakoori, and J. L. Jurat-Fuentes (2017) "Activity of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ie2, Cry2Ac7, Vip3Aa11 and Cry7Ab3 proteins against Anticarsia gemmatalis, Chrysodeixis includens and Ceratoma trifurcata" J. Invertebr. Pathol. 150: 70-72. PDF |
Nagoshi, R. N., D. Koffi, K. Agboka, K. A. Tounou, R. Banerjee, J. L. Jurat-Fuentes, and R. L. Meagher (2017) "Comparative molecular analyses of invasive fall armyworm in Togo reveal strong similarities to populations from the eastern United States and the Greater Antilles" PloS ONE, 12(7): e0181982. PDF |
Niu, L., A. Mannakkara, L. Qiu, X. Wang, H. Hua, C. Lei, J. L. Jurat-Fuentes, and W. Ma (2017) "Transgenic Bt rice lines producing Cry1Ac, Cry2Aa or Cry1Ca have no detrimental; effects on brown planthopper and pond wolf spider" Sci. Reports, 16(7): 1940. PDF |
Niu, L., W. Ma, C. Lei, J. L. Jurat-Fuentes, and L. Chen (2017) "Herbicide and insect resistance Bt cotton pollen assessment finds no detrimental effects on adult honey bees" Environ. Pollut. 230: 479-485. PDF |
| Willis, J. D., J. N. Grant, M. Mazarei, L. M. Kline, C. S. Rempe, A. G. Collins, G. B. Turner, S. R. Decker, R. W. Sykes, M. F. Davis, N. Labbe, J. L. Jurat-Fuentes, and C. N. Stewart, Jr. (2017) "The TcEG-1 beetle (Tribolium castaneum) cellulase produced in transgenic switchgrass is active at alkaline pH and auto-hydrolyzes biomass for increased cellobiose release" Biotechnol. Biofuels. 10: 230-245 PDF |
Jurat-Fuentes, J. L., and N. Crickmore (2017) "Specificity determinants for Cry insecticidal proteins: Insights from their mode of action" J. Invertbr. Pathol. 142: 5-10. PDF |
Glare, T., Jurat-Fuentes, J. L., and M. O'Callaghan (2016) "Basic and Applied Research: Entomopathogenic Bacteria" in Microbial Control of Insect and Mite Pests: from theory to practice, Chapter IV, Lerry Lacey, Editor, Academic Press |
Castagnola, A., and J. L. Jurat-Fuentes (2016) "Intestinal regeneration as an insect resistance mechanism to entomopathogenic bacteria" Curr. Opin. Insect Sci. 15(1): 104-110. PDF |
Velez, A., N. Vellichirammal, J. L. Jurat-Fuentes, and B. Siegfried (2016) "Cry1F resistance among lepidopteran pests: a model for improved resistance management?" Curr. Opin. Insect Sci. 15(1): 116-124. PDF |
Siegfried, B., and J. L. Jurat-Fuentes (2016) "Editorial overview: Pests and resistance: Resistance to Bt toxins in transgenic crops" Curr. Opin. Insect Sci. 15(1): iv-vi. PDF |
Castel, V., Zivanovic, S., Jurat-Fuentes, J. L., Santiago, L. G., Rubiolo, A. C., Carrara, C. R., and F. M. Harte (2016) "Chromatographic fractionation and molecular mass characterization of Cercidium praecox (Brea) gum" J. Sci. Food and Agric. 96(13): 4345-4350. PDF |
Jakka, S. R. K., Gong, L., Hasler, J., Banerjee, R., Sheets, J. J., Narva, K., Blanco, C. A., and J. L. Jurat-Fuentes (2015) "Field-evolved Mode 1 fall armyworm resistance to Bt corn associated with reduced Cry1Fa toxin binding and midgut alkaline phosphatase expression" Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 82(4): 1023-1034. PDF |
Cheema, M., M. S. Mohan, S. R. Campagna, J. L. Jurat-Fuentes, and F. M. Harte (2015) "The association of low-molecular-weight compounds with native casein micelles in bovine milk" J. Dairy Sci. 98(8): 5155-5163. PDF |
Perera, O. P., Shelby, K. S., Popham, H. J. R., Gould, F., Adang, M. J., and J. L. Jurat-Fuentes (2015) "Generation of a transcriptome in a model lepidopteran pest, Heliothis virescens, using multiple sequencing strategies for profiling midgut gene expression" PLoS ONE 10(6): e0128563. PDF |
Gong, L., Wang, H., Qi, J., Han, L., Hu, M., and J. L. Jurat-Fuentes (2015) "Homologs of Cry toxin receptor genes in a de novo transcriptome and their altered expression in resistant Spodoptera litura larvae" J. Invertebr. Pathol. 129: 1-6. PDF |
Guo, Z., Kang, S., Chen, D., Wu, Q., Wang, S., Xie, W., Zhu, X., Baxter, S. W., Zhou, X., Jurat-Fuentes, J. L., and Y. Zhang (2015) "MAPK signaling pathway alters expression of midgut ALP and ABCC genes and causes resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ac toxin in diamondback moth” PLoS Genetics 11(4): e1005124. PDF |
Zhao, C., Jurat-Fuentes, J. L., Abdelgafar, H. M., Pan, H., Song, F., and J. Zhang (2015) "Identification of a new cryI-type gene as candidate for gene pyramiding in corn to control Ostrinia spp. larvae” Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 8(11): 3699-3705. PDF |
Adang, M., Crickmore, N., and J. L. Jurat-Fuentes (2014) "Diversity of Bacillus thuringiensis crystal toxins and mechanism of action”, in Advances in Insect Physiology, Vol. 47: Insect Midgut and Insecticidal Proteins, pp. 39-87, Academic Press, San Diego, CA PDF |
Jakka, S. R. K., Knight, V. R., and J. L. Jurat-Fuentes (2014) "Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) with field-evolved resistance to Bt maize are susceptible to Bt pesticides” J. Inverbr. Pathol. 122: 52-54. PDF |
Han, L., Han, C., Liu, Z., Chen, F., Jurat-Fuentes, J. L., Hou, M., and Y. Peng (2014) "Binding site concentration explains the differential susceptibility of Chilo suppresalis and Sesamia inferens to Cry1A-producing rice” Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 80(16): 5134-5140. PDF |
Shirley, D., Oppert, C., Reynolds, T. B., Miracle, B., Oppert, B., Klingeman, W. E., and J. L. Jurat-Fuentes (2014) "Expression of an endoglucanase from Tribolium castaneum (TcEG1) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae" Insect Sci. 21(5): 609-618. PDF |
Jakka, S. R. K., Knight, V. R., and J. L. Jurat-Fuentes (2014) "Fitness costs associated with field-evolved resistance to Bt maize in Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)” J. Econ. Entomol. 107(1): 342-351. PDF |
Sedaratian, A., Fathipour, Y., Talaei-Hassanloui, R., and J. L. Jurat-Fuentes (2013) "Fitness costs of sublethal exposure to Bacillus thuiringiensis in Helicoverpa armigera: a carryover study on offspring” J. Appl. Entomol. 137(7): 540-549. PDF |
Tanaka, S., Miyamoto, K., Noda, H., Jurat-Fuentes, J. L., Endo, H., and R. Sato (2013) "The ATP-binding cassette transporter subfamily C member 2 in Bombyx mori larvae is a functional receptor for Cry toxins from Bacillus thuiringiensis” FEBS J. 280(8): 1782-1794. PDF |
Mohan, M. S., Jurat-Fuentes, J. L., and F. Harte (2013) "Binding of vitamin A by casein micelles in commercial skim milk" J. Dairy Sci. 96(2): 790-798. PDF |
Caccia, S., Moar, W. J., Chandrashekhar, J., Oppert, C., Anilkumar, K. J., Jurat-Fuentes, J. L., and J. Ferre (2012) “Resistance to Cry1Ac toxin in Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) is associated with increased alkaline phosphatasde levels in the midgut lumen” Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 78(16): 5690-5698. PDF |
Cancino-Rodezno, A., Lozano, L., Oppert, C., Castro, J. L., Lanz-Mendoza, H., Encarnacion, S., Evans, A. E., Gill, S. S., Soberon, M., Jurat-Fuentes, J. L., and A. Bravo (2012) “Comparative proteomic analysis of Aedes aegypti larval midgut after intoxication with Cry11Aa toxin from Bacillus thuringiensis” PLoS One 7(5): e37034. PDF |
Oppert, B., Dowd, S. E., Bouffard, P., Li, L., Conesa, A., Lorenzen, M., Touytges, M., Marshall, J., Huestis, D. L., Fabrick, J., Oppert, C., and J. L. Jurat-Fuentes (2012) “Transcriptome profiling of the intoxication response of Tenebrio molitor larvae to Bacillus thuringiensis Cry3Aa protoxin” PLoS One 7(4): e34624. PDF |
Jurat-Fuentes, J. L., and T. Jackson (2012). "Bacterial Entomopathogens". In: Insect Pathology, 2nd Edition, Edited by H. Kaya and F. Vera, Elsevier. PDF |
Castagnola, A., and J. L. Jurat-Fuentes (2012). "Bt crops: past and future". In: Bacillus thuringiensis Biotechnology, Edited by E. Sansinenea, Springer. PDF |
Lundgren, J., and J. L. Jurat-Fuentes (2012). "Resistance to Entomopathogens". In: Insect Pathology, 2nd Edition, Edited by H. Kaya and F. Vega, Elsevier. PDF |
Oppert, C. J., Oppert, B., and J. L. Jurat-Fuentes (2012). "Identification of protein-protein complexes through immunoprecipitation coupled to mass spectrometry". In: Tools to Understand Protein-Protein Interactions, Edited by I. Gomez, Research Signpost. |
Trejo, R., Dokland, T., Jurat-Fuentes, J. L., and F. Harte (2011) “Cryo-transmission electron tomography of native casein micelles from bovine milk” J. Dairy Sci. 94(12): 5770-5775. PDF |
Gouffon, C., Van Vliet, A., Van Rie, J., Jansens, S., and J. L. Jurat-Fuentes (2011) “Binding sites for Cry2Ae toxin from Bacillus thuringiensis on heliothine brush border membrane vesicles are not shared with Cry1A, Cry1F or Vip3A toxins” Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 77(10): 3182-3188. PDF |
Jurat-Fuentes, J. L., Karumbaiah, L., Jakka, S. R. K., Ning, C., Liu, C., Wu, K., Jackson, J., Gould, F., Blanco, C., Portilla, M., Perera, O. P., and M. J. Adang (2011) “Reduced levels of membrane-bound alkaline phosphatase are common to lepidopteran strains resistant to Cry toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis” PLOS One 6(3): e17606. PDF |
Castagnola, A., Eda, S., and J. L. Jurat-Fuentes (2011) “Monitoring stem cell proliferation and differentiation in primary midgut cell cultures from Heliothis virescens larvae using flow cytometry” Differentiation 81(3): 192-198. PDF
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Gao, Y., Jurat-Fuentes, J.L., Oppert, B., Fabrick, J.A., Liu, C., Gao, J., and Z. Lei (2011) “Increased toxicity of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry3Aa against Crioceris quatuordecimpunctata, Phaedon brassicae and Colaphellus bowringi by a Tenebrio molitor cadherin fragment” Pest. Manag. Sci. 67(9): 1076-1081. PDF |
Willis, J. D., Oppert, B., Oppert, C., Klingeman, W. E., and J. L. Jurat-Fuentes (2011) “Cloning, expression, and characterization of a GHF9 cellulase from Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)” J. Insect Physiol. 57(2): 300-306. PDF |
Blanco, C., Portilla, M., Jurat-Fuentes, J. L., Sanchez, J. F., Viteri, D., Vega-Aquino,P., Teran-Vargas, A. P., Azuara-Dominguez, A., Lopez, J. D., Arias, R., Zhu, Y.-C., Lugo –Barrera, D., and R. Jackson (2010) “Susceptibility of isofamilies of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to Cry1Ac and Cry1Fa proteins of Bacillus thuringiensis” Southwest. Entomol. 35(3): 409-415. PDF |
Willis, J.D., Klingeman, W.E., Oppert, C., Oppert, B., and J. L. Jurat-Fuentes (2010) "Characterization of cellulolytic activity from digestive fluids of Dissosteira carolina (Orthoptera: Acrididae)" Comp. Biochem. Physiol. B Biochem. Mol. Biol. 157 (3): 267-272. PDF |
Willis, J.D., Oppert, C., and J. L. Jurat-Fuentes (2010) "Methods for discovery and characterization of cellulolytic enzymes from insects" Insect Sci. 17(3): 184-198. PDF |
Ning, C., Wu, K., Liu, C., Gao, Y., Jurat-Fuentes, J.L., and X. Gao (2010) "Characterization of a Cry1Ac toxin-binding alkaline phosphatase in the midgut from Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) larvae" J. Insect Physiol. 56(6):666-672. PDF |
Oppert, C., Klingeman, W.E., Willis, J.D., Oppert, B., and J. L. Jurat-Fuentes (2010) "Prospecting for cellulolytic activity in insect digestive fluids" Comp. Biochem. Physiol. Part B 155: 145-154. PDF |
Morris, K., Lorenzen, M.D., Hiromasa, Y., Tomich, J., Oppert, C., Elpidina, E.N.,Vinokurov, K., Jurat-Fuentes, J.L., Fabrick, J., and B. Oppert (2009) “Tribolium castaneum larval gut transcriptome and proteome: a resource for the study of the coleopteran gut” J. Proteome Res. 8(8): 3889-3898. PDF |
Castagnola, A., and J. L. Jurat-Fuentes (2009). “Resistance to Cry toxins and epithelial healing”. IOBC/WPRS Bulletin, Vol. 45: 27-32. PDF |
Fabrick, J., Oppert, C., Lorenzen, M. D., Morris, K., Oppert, B., and J. L. Jurat-Fuentes (2009) "A novel Tenebrio molitor cadherin is a fucntional receptor for Bacillus thuringiensis Cry3Aa toxin" J. Biol. Chem. 284(27): 18401-18410. PDF |
Blanco, C.A., Gould, F., Vega-Aquino, P., Jurat-Fuentes, J.L., Perera, O.P., and C.A. Abel (2009) “Response of Heliothis virescens (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) strains to Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ac incorporated into different insect artificial diets” J. Econ. Entomol., 102(4): 1599-1606. PDF |
Perera, O.P., Willis, J.D., Adang, M.J., and J.L. Jurat-Fuentes (2009) “Cloning and characterization of the Cry1Ac-binding alkaline phosphatase (HvALP) from Heliothis virescens” Insect Biochem. Molec. Biol. 39(4): 294-302. PDF |
Chen, J., Hua, G., Jurat-Fuentes, J.L., Abdullah, M.A., and M. J. Adang (2007) “Synergism of Bacillus thuringiensis toxins by a fragment of a toxin-binding cadherin” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 104(35): 13901-13906. PDF
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Jurat-Fuentes, J.L., and M.J. Adang (2007) “A proteomic approach to study Cry1Ac binding proteins and their alterations in resistant Heliothis virescens larvae”. J. Inv. Pathol. 95(3): 187-191. PDF |
Krishnamoorthy, M., Jurat-Fuentes, J.L., McNall, R.J., Andacht, T., and M J. Adang (2007) “Identification of novel Cry1Ac binding proteins in midgut membranes from Heliothis virescens using proteomic analyses”. Insect Biochem. Molec. Biol., 37(3): pp. 189-201. PDF
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Karumbaiah, L., Oppert, B., Jurat-Fuentes, J.L., and M.J. Adang (2007) “Analysis of midgut proteinases from Bacillus thuringiensis-susceptible and –resistant Heliothis virescens (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)”. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. B Biochem. Mol. Biol., 146(1):139-146.PDF
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Jurat-Fuentes J. L., and M. J. Adang (2006) “The Heliothis virescens cadherin protein expressed in Drosophila S2 cells functions as a receptor for Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1A, but not Cry1Fa toxins”. Biochemistry, 45(32): pp. 9688-9695. PDF
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Adang, M. J. and Juan L. Jurat-Fuentes (2006). “Bacillus thuringiensis Cry proteins”. In: ESA Handbook on Utilization and Management of Insecticides, Acaricides and Transgenic crops; Edited by J. N. All and M. F. Treacy, Entomological Society of America. |
Jurat-Fuentes J. L., and M. J. Adang (2006) “Cry toxin mode of action in susceptible and resistant Heliothis virescens larvae”. J. Invertebr. Pathol., 92(3): pp.166-171. PDF
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Jurat-Fuentes J. L., L. J. Gahan, F. L. Gould, D. G. Heckel and M. J. Adang. (2004). “The HevCaLP protein mediates binding specificity of the Cry1A class of Bacillus thuringiensis toxins in Heliothis virescens”. Biochemistry, 43(44): pp. 14299-14305. PDF
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Jurat-Fuentes, J. L., and M. J. Adang (2004). “Characterization of a Cry1Ac-receptor alkaline phosphatase in susceptible and resistant Heliothis virescens larvae”. Eur. J. Biochem., 271(15): pp. 3127-3135. PDF
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Gang, H., J. L. Jurat-Fuentes, and M. J. Adang (2004). “BtR1a extracellular cadherin repeat 12 mediates Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab binding and cytotoxicity”. J. Biol. Chem., 279(27), pp. 28051-28056. PDF
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Gang, H., J. L. Jurat-Fuentes, and M. J. Adang (2004). “Fluorescent-based assays establish Manduca sexta Bt-R1a cadherin as a receptor for multiple Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1A toxins in Drosophila S2 cells”. Insect Biochem. Mol. Biol., 34(3), pp. 193-202. PDF
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Jurat-Fuentes, J. L., F. L. Gould, and M. J. Adang (2003). “Dual resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ac and Cry2Aa toxins in Heliothis virescens suggests multiple mechanisms of resistance”. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 69(10), pp. 5898-5906. PDF
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Jurat-Fuentes, J. L., F. L. Gould, and M. J. Adang (2003). “Evidence for multiple mechanisms of resistance to Cry1Ac and Cry2A toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis in Heliothis virescens. Resistant Pest Management Newsletter. Vol. 12, No. 2, Spring 2003. PDF
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Jurat-Fuentes, J. L., F. L. Gould, and M. J. Adang. (2002) “Altered glycosylation of 63- and 68-kilodalton microvillar proteins in Heliothis virescens correlates with reduced Cry1 toxin binding, decreased pore formation, and increased resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1 toxins”. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 68(11), pp. 5711-5717. PDF
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Jurat-Fuentes, J. L., and M. J. Adang. (2001) “Importance of Cry1 d-endotoxin domain II loops for binding specificity in Heliothis virescens (L.)”. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 67(1), pp. 323-329.
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Hua, G., Masson, L., Jurat-Fuentes, J. L., Schwab, G., and M. J. Adang (2001) “Binding analyses of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry d-endotoxins using brush border membrane vesicles of Ostrinia nubilalis”. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 67(2), pp. 872-879. PDF
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Banks, D. J., Jurat-Fuentes, J. L., Dean, D. H., and M. J. Adang (2001) “Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ac and Cry1Fa delta-endotoxins share common binding proteins in Heliothis virescens”. Insect Biochem. Mol. Biol., 31(9), pp. 909-918. PDF
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Jurat-Fuentes, J. L., F. L. Gould, and M. J. Adang (2000). “High levels of resistance and cross-resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1 toxins in Heliothis virescens are due to reduced toxin binding and pore formation. Resistant Pest Management Newsletter. Vol. 11, No. 1, Winter 2000. PDF
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Dr. Juan Luis Jurat-Fuentes
Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology
The University of Tennessee
370 Plant Biotechnology Building
2505 E. J. Chapman Drive
Knoxville, TN, 37996
Tel: (865) 974-5931
jurat@utk.edu
Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology
The University of Tennessee
370 Plant Biotechnology Building
2505 E. J. Chapman Drive
Knoxville, TN, 37996
Tel: (865) 974-5931
jurat@utk.edu