Lang-Lang Gong, Meng-Qi Zhang, Yun-Feng Ma, Hong-Yan Feng, Ya-Qin Zhao, Yang-Yuntao Zhou, Ming He, Guy Smagghe, Peng He
The insect cuticle plays a key role in maintaining the insect's physiological function and behavior. Herein, the yellow-y protein is required to produce black melanin, and is expressed in a pattern that correlates with the distribution of this pigment. However, yellow-y can also have other functions, for instance, in insect behavior, but not much is known. In this study, we have studied the yellow-y gene in one important model and pest species, namely the German cockroach (Blattella germanica), which is to our knowledge the first time reported...
April 2024: Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology