Carboxylesterase α-EST5 is required for the red flour beetle to metabolize mugwort essential oil

• Published in: Journal of Asia-Pacific entomology Vol. 27; no. 4; pp. 102316 - 9
• Main Authors: Liu, Kui, Xia, Junxian, Zhu, Zhiyu, Zhang, Guangyan, Wang, Wei, Yi, Zupei, Xue, Shuang, Gao, Shanshan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.12.2024; 한국응용곤충학회
• Subjects: Carboxylesterases; Mugwort essential oil; RNAi; Tribolium castaneum; 농학; RNAi; Tribolium castaneum; Mugwort essential oil; Carboxylesterases

[Display omitted] •α-EST5 is mainly expressed during the late larval and late adult periods.•α-EST5 is mainly expressed in the larval gut and adult head.•Expression of α-EST5 can be induced by mugwort essential oil.•RNAi of α-EST5 enhances insect sensitivity to essential oil of mugwort. The red flou...