publications
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2025
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GAF-dependent chromatin plasticity determines promoter usage to mediate locust gregarious behaviorThe EMBO Journal, 2025
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2023
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Association of virome dynamics with mosquito species and environmental factorsMicrobiome, 2023
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2022
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Piwi/piRNAs control food intake by promoting neuropeptide F expression in locustsEMBO reports, 2022
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piRNA-guided intron removal from pre-mRNAs regulates density-dependent reproductive strategyCell Reports, 2022
 
2021
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Transcription initiation of distant core promoters in a large-sized genome of an insectBMC Biology, 2021
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Phase-related differences in egg production of the migratory locust regulated by differential oosorption through microRNA-34 targeting activinβPLoS Genetics, 2021
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Coordination between terminal variation of the viral genome and insect microRNAs regulates rice stripe virus replication in insect vectorsPLoS pathogens, 2021
 
2020
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Mosquito Diversity and Population Genetic Structure of Six Mosquito Species From Hainan IslandFrontiers in genetics, 2020
 
2019
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Genomic data reveal high conservation but divergent evolutionary pattern of Polycomb/Trithorax group genes in arthropods.Insect science, 2019
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A β-carotene-binding protein carrying a red pigment regulates body-color transition between green and black in locustseLife, 2019
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Long-read direct RNA sequencing by 5-Cap capturing reveals the impact of Piwi on the widespread exonization of transposable elements in locustsRNA biology, 2019
 
2018
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Identification of odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) and functional analysis of phase-related OBPs in the migratory locustFrontiers in physiology, 2018
 
2017
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The neuropeptide F/nitric oxide pathway is essential for shaping locomotor plasticity underlying locust phase transitioneLife, 2017
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Transposable Element-Mediated Balancing Selection at Hsp90 Underlies Embryo Developmental VariationMolecular Biology and Evolution, 2017
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Comparative genomic analysis of SET domain family reveals the origin, expansion, and putative function of the arthropod-specific SmydA genes as histone modifiers in insectsGigaScience, 2017
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Genome sequence of the small brown planthopper Laodelphax striatellusGigaScience, 2017
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2016
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MicroRNA-276 promotes egg-hatching synchrony by up-regulating brm in locustsProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2016
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Characteristics and expression patterns of histone-modifying enzyme systems in the migratory locustInsect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2016
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MiR-71 and miR-263 jointly regulate target genes chitin synthase and chitinase to control locust moltingPLoS genetics, 2016
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CRISPR/Cas9 in locusts: Successful establishment of an olfactory deficiency line by targeting the mutagenesis of an odorant receptor co-receptor (Orco)Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2016
 
2015
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Molecular characterization and expression profiles of neuropeptide precursors in the migratory locustInsect biochemistry and molecular biology, 2015
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Identification and functional analysis of olfactory receptor family reveal unusual characteristics of the olfactory system in the migratory locustCellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2015
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Evidence for the expression of abundant microRNAs in the locust genomeScientific reports, 2015
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2014
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The locust genome provides insight into swarm formation and long-distance flightNature Communications, 2014
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Analysis of genomic characters reveals that four distinct gene clusters are correlated with different functions in Burkholderia cenocepacia AU 1054Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2014
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MicroRNA-133 Inhibits Behavioral Aggregation by Controlling Dopamine Synthesis in LocustsPLoS Genetics, 2014
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Comparative transcriptional analysis of asexual and sexual morphs reveals possible mechanisms in reproductive polyphenism of the cotton aphidPloS one, 2014
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Juvenile hormone-receptor complex acts on Mcm4 and Mcm7 to promote polyploidy and vitellogenesis in the migratory locustPLoS genetics, 2014
 
2013
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Argonaute 1 is indispensable for juvenile hormone mediated oogenesis in the migratory locust, Locusta migratoriaInsect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2013
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Exceptionally high cumulative percentage of NUMTs originating from linear mitochondrial DNA molecules in the Hydra magnipapillata genomeBMC genomics, 2013
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MicroRNA-dependent development revealed by RNA interference-mediated gene silencing of LmDicer1 in the migratory locustInsect science, 2013
 
2012
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Mitochondrial genomes reveal the global phylogeography and dispersal routes of the migratory locustMolecular Ecology, 2012
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Large-scale transcriptome analysis of retroelements in the migratory locust, Locusta migratoriaPloS one, 2012
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Transcriptomic and phylogenetic analysis of Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus for three detoxification gene familiesBMC genomics, 2012
 
2010
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De novo analysis of transcriptome dynamics in the migratory locust during the development of phase traitsPLoS One, 2010
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Unusual conservation of mitochondrial gene order in Crassostrea oysters: evidence for recent speciation in AsiaBMC evolutionary biology, 2010
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The mitochondrial genomes of two scallops, Argopecten irradians and Chlamys farreri (Mollusca: Bivalvia): the most highly rearranged gene order in the family PectinidaeJournal of molecular evolution, 2010
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The complete mitochondrial genomes of the whistling duck (Dendrocygna javanica) and black swan (Cygnus atratus): dating evolutionary divergence in GalloanseraeMolecular biology reports, 2010
 
2009
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The complete mitochondrial genome of the clam Meretrix petechialis (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Veneridae)Mitochondrial DNA, 2009
 
2003
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The M protein of SARS-CoV: basic structural and immunological propertiesGenomics Proteomics Bioinformatics, 2003