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Sep 2026
NlCYP417A1 is a critical regulator of molting by governing ecdysone homeostasis in the brown planthopper.
BACKGROUND The brown planthopper (BPH), Nilaparvata lugens, is a destructive rice pest across Asia. Suppressing insect development is enduring goals in insect pest management, underpinning the action of existing insecticides and guiding the design of new ones. Insect molting, which is tightly regulated by ecdysteroid s...
Xiao-Wei Yuan, Han-Lin Wang, Jia-Wen Du et al.
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