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Insect cuticle – Chitin, Catecholamine and Chemistry of Complexation
1st Edition, Volume 62 - June 24, 2022
Editor: Manickam Sugumaran
Language: English
Hardback ISBN:9780323999762
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eBook ISBN:9780323983075
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Advances in Insect Physiology, Volume 62, the latest release in this ongoing series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapte…Read more
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Advances in Insect Physiology, Volume 62, the latest release in this ongoing series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on a variety of timely topics. Each chapter is written by an international board of authors.
Provides the authority and expertise of leading contributors from an international board of authors
Presents the latest release in the Advances in Insect Physiology series
Organismal biologists, ecologists, evolutionary biologists, for both researchers and students
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Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Contributors
Preface
Chapter One: Chitin in insect cuticle
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: General organization of chitin in the cuticle
3: Developmental stage-specific differences: Serosal, larval, pupal and adult stages
4: Tissue-specific differences: Dorsal vs ventral; body wall, wings and appendages
5: Differences in composition of cuticular proteins from hard and soft cuticles
6: Growth and development of insect cuticle
7: Cuticles at muscle attachment sites and tendon cells
8: Internal tendon cells and associated cuticle
9: Biosynthetic pathway, precursors, genes, enzymes and regulation of chitin synthesis
10: Mechanism of insect cuticle chitin synthesis and extrusion
11: Chitin binding proteins that assist in the processing and organization of chitin in the cuticle
12: Modification of chitin in the cuticle
13: Chitin turnover during molting and egg hatching
14: Proteases that assist in the turnover of cuticle
15: Proteins involved in cuticle turnover: Changes in composition during development
16: Enzymes involved in cuticular chitin degradation
17: GH20 β-N-acetylhexosaminidases
18: Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOS)
19: Cuticular chitin as a target of pest control including inhibitors
20: Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter Two: Cuticular sclerotization in insects – A critical review
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Cuticular components pertinent to sclerotization
3: Sclerotizing enzymes
4: Sclerotizing precursors and sclerotizing agents
5: Quinone tanning process
6: Peroxidase mediated crosslinking
7: Initial proposal on β-sclerotization
8: α,β-Sclerotization process
9: Quinone methide sclerotization
10: Properties of quinone isomerase
11: Can nonenzymatic isomerization possible?
12: Tritium release studies offer pivotal support for quinone methide sclerotization
13: Reactions of quinone methide
14: Biosynthesis of dehydro NADA
15: The reactive compound formed from dehydro NADA
16: Laccase and dehydro NADA
17: Nonenzymatic oxidation of dehydro NADA
18: Internal reactivity of QMIA
19: External reactivity of QMIA—Reactions with water
20: Reaction of QMIA with thiols
21: Arterenone formation
22: Dehydro NBAD formation
23: Reactivity of dehydro NBAD
24: Colourless versus coloured cuticle
25: A possible intramolecular cyclization of dehydro NADA
26: Unified mechanism for sclerotization insect cuticle
27: Use of catechols other than NADA and NBAD
28: Genes associated with sclerotization and melanisation
29: Sclerotization in peptidyl dopa
30: Dehydro dopamine units in other systems
31: Melanin formation in insects
32: Control mechanism of melanin formation during defence reactions
33: A final thought on sclerotization
Acknowledgements
References
Chapter Three: Hardening and tanning of insect ootheca, egg cases, egg sac, chorion, and silk
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Summary of insect cuticular sclerotization process
3: Cockroach ootheca tanning
4: Mosquito egg chorion tanning
5: Drosophila egg tanning
6: Tanning of praying mantis egg sac
7: Tanning of the silk
8: Summary and conclusion
References
Chapter Four: Insect multicopper oxidase-2: Molecular properties, roles in cuticle formation, and impacts on evolutionary success of insects
Abstract
1: Introduction
2: Mechanisms of cuticle hardening in arthropods
3: Phenol-oxidizing enzymes in insect cuticle
4: Evolution of the genes for MCO2 in arthropods, and possible contributions of MCO2 in the success of insects as terrestrial animals
5: Concluding remarks
Acknowledgements
References
Chapter Five: Diversity of melanin synthesis genes in insects
Abstract
1: Melanin synthesis pathway in insects
2: Molecular phylogeny of melanin synthesis genes in insects
3: Contribution of melanin synthesis genes to body colour in insects
4: Conclusion and perspective
References
No. of pages: 390
Language: English
Edition: 1
Volume: 62
Published: June 24, 2022
Imprint: Academic Press
Hardback ISBN: 9780323999762
eBook ISBN: 9780323983075
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Manickam Sugumaran
Manickam Sugumaran is a professor at Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts, MA, USA
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