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2012

  • Marchal, E., Verlinden, H., Badisco, L., Van Wielendaele, P., & Vanden Broeck, J. (2012). RNAi-mediated knockdown of Shade negatively affects ecdysone-20-hydroxylation in the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria. J. Insect Physiol., in press.
  • Spit* J., L. Badisco*, H. Verlinden, P. Van Wielendaele, S. Zels, S. Dillen & J. Vanden Broeck (2012). Peptidergic control of food intake and digestion in insects.  Can. J. Zool., in press. (*equally contributing first authors).
  • Van Wielendaele P., S. Dillen, E. Marchal, L. Badisco & J. Vanden Broeck (2012). CRF-like diuretic hormone negatively affects both feeding and reproduction in the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria.  PLoS One, in press.
  • Ott S.R.*, H. Verlinden*, S.M. Rogers, S.H. Brighton, P.S.Quah, R.K. Vleugels, R. Verdonck, J. Vanden Broeck (2012). A critical role for protein kinase A in the acquisition of gregarious behavior in the Desert Locust.  Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 109(7):E381-387. (*equally contributing first authors).
  • Van Hiel M.B., H.P. Vandersmissen, T. Van Loy & J. Vanden Broeck (2012). An evolutionary comparison of leucine-rich repeat containing G protein-coupled receptors reveals a novel LGR subtype. Peptides, in press.
  • Spit J., B. Breugelmans, V. van Hoef, G. Simonet, S. Zels, J. Vanden Broeck (2012). Growth-inhibition effects of pacifastin-like peptides on a pest insect: the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria.  Peptides, in press.
  • Tobback J., B. Boerjan, H.P. Vandersmissen & R. Huybrechts (2012). Male reproduction is affected by RNA interference of period and timeless in the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria.  Insect Biochem. Mol. Biol., 42(2):109-115.
  • Boerjan B., J. Tobback, H.P. Vandersmissen, R. Huybrechts & L. Schoofs (2012). Fruitless RNAi knockdown in the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria, influences male fertility.  J. Insect Physiol., 58(2):265-269.
     

2011

  • Badisco L., S.R. Ott, S.M. Rogers, T. Matheson, D. Knapen, L. Vergauwen, H. Verlinden, E. Marchal, M.R.J. Sheehy, M. Burrows & J. Vanden Broeck (2011). Microarray-based transcriptomic analysis of differences between long-term gregarious and solitarious desert locusts.  PLoS ONE, 6(11):e28110 (p.1-8).  [doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0028110]
  • Horodyski, F.M., H. Verlinden, N. Filkin, H.P. Vandersmissen, C. Fleury, S.E. Reynolds & J. Vanden Broeck (2011). Isolation and functional characterization of an allatotropin receptor from Manduca sexta.  Insect Biochem. Mol. Biol., 41(10):804-814.
  • Vuerinckx K.*, H. Verlinden*, M. Lindemans, J. Vanden Broeck & R. Huybrechts (2011). Characterization of an allatotropin-like peptide receptor in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum. Insect Biochem. Mol. Biol., 41(10):815-822. (*equally contributing first authors).
  • Boerjan B., F. Sas, U.R. Ernst, J. Tobback, F. Lemière, M. Vandegehuchte, C.R. Janssen, L. Badisco, E. Marchal, H. Verlinden, L. Schoofs & A. De Loof (2011). Locust phase polyphenism: does epigenetic precede endocrine regulation?  Gen. Comp. Endocrinol., 173(1):120-128.
  • Marchal E., L. Badisco, H. Verlinden, T. Vandersmissen, S. Van Soest, P. Van Wielendaele & J. Vanden Broeck (2011). Role of the Halloween genes Spook and Phantom in ecdysteroidogenesis in the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria.  J. Insect Physiol., 57(9):1240-1248.
  • van Hoef V., B. Breugelmans, J. Spit, G. Simonet, S. Zels, J. Billen & J. Vanden Broeck (2011). Functional analysis of a pancreatic secretory trypsin inhibitor-like protein in insects: silencing effects resemble the human pancreatic autodigestion phenotype.  Insect Biochem. Mol. Biol., 41(9):688-695.
  • Mustata R.C., T. Van Loy, A. Lefort, F. Libert, S. Strollo, G. Vassart & M.I. Garcia (2011). Lgr4 is required for Paneth cell differentiation and maintenance of intestinal stem cells ex vivo.  EMBO Rep., 12(6):558-564.
  • Badisco L., J. Huybrechts, G. Simonet, H. Verlinden, E. Marchal, R. Huybrechts, L. Schoofs, A. De Loof & J. Vanden Broeck (2011). Transcriptome analysis of the desert locust central nervous system: production and annotation of a Schistocerca gregaria EST database.  PLoS ONE, 6(3):e17274 (p.1-22).  [doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0017274]
  • Tobback J., B. Boerjan, H.P. Vandersmissen & R. Huybrechts (2011). The circadian clock genes affect reproductive capacity in the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria.  Insect Biochem. Mol. Biol., 41(5):313-321.
  • Marchal E., J. Zhang, L. Badisco, H. Verlinden, E.F. Hult, P. Van Wielendaele, K.J. Yagi, S.S. Tobe & J. Vanden Broeck (2011). Final steps in Juvenile hormone biosynthesis in the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria.  Insect Biochem. Mol. Biol., 41(4):219-227.
  • Ballet S., D. Feytens, K. Buysse, N. Chung, C. Lemieux, S. Tumati, A. Keresztes, J. Van Duppen, J. Lai, E. Varga, F. Porreca, P. Schiller, J. Vanden Broeck & D. Tourwé (2011). Design of novel neurokinin 1 receptor antagonists based on conformationally constrained aromatic amino acids and discovery of a potent chimeric opioid agonist-neurokinin 1 receptor antagonist.  Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 54(7):2467-2476.
  • Tobback J., V. Mommaerts, H.P. Vandersmissen, G. Smagghe & R. Huybrechts (2011). Age- and task-dependent foraging gene expression in the bumblebee, Bombus terrestris.  Arch. Insect Biochem. Physiol., 76(1): 30-42.
  • Badisco L., E. Marchal, P. Van Wielendaele, H. Verlinden, R. Vleugels & J. Vanden Broeck (2011). RNA interference of insulin-related peptide and neuroparsins affects vitellogenesis in the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria.  Peptides, 32(3):573-580.
  • Breugelmans B., V. van Hoef, G. Simonet, S. Van Soest, G. Smagghe & J. Vanden Broeck (2011). In vitro activity of pacifastin-like inhibitors in relation to their structural characteristics.  Peptides, 32(3):539-544. 
     

2010

  • Berthier, K., Chapuis, M-P., Simpson, S.J., Ferenz, H-J., Habib Kane, C. M., Kang, L., Lange, A., Ould Babah, M. A., Rodenburg, K. W., Rogers, S., Torto, B., Vanden Broeck, J., Van Loon, J. J. A. & Sword, G. A. (2010). Laboratory populations as a resource for understanding the relationship between genotypes and phenotypes: A global case study in locusts. Advances in Insect Physiology 39:1-37
  • Van Hiel MB, Van Loy T, Poels J, Vandersmissen HP, Verlinden H, Badisco L, Vanden Broeck J. (2010).  Neuropeptide receptors as possible targets for development of insect pest control agents. Adv. Exp. Med. Biol. 692, 211-226.
  • Mosallanejad, H., Badisco, L., Swevers, L., Soin, T., Knapen, D., Vanden Broeck, J., & Smagghe, G. (2010). Ecdysone signaling and transcript signature in Drosophila cells resistant against methoxyfenozide. J. Insect Physiol, 56, 1973-1985.
  • Verlinden, H., Vleugels, R., Marchal, E., Badisco, L., Pflüger, H.J., Blenau, W., & Vanden Broeck, J. (2010). The role of octopamine in locusts and other arthropods . J. Insect Physiol. 56, 854-67.
  • Verlinden, H., Vleugels, R., Marchal, E., Badisco, L., Tobback, J., Pflüger, H.J., Blenau, W., & Vanden Broeck, J. (2010). The cloning, phylogenetic relationship and distribution pattern of two new putative GPCR-type octopamine receptors in the desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria). J. Insect Physiol. 56, 868-875.
  • Poels, J., Van Loy, T., Vandersmissen, H.P., Van Hiel, B., Van Soest, S., Nachman, R.J., & Vanden Broeck, J. (2010). Myoinhibiting peptides are the ancestral ligands of the promiscuous Drosophila sex peptide receptor. Cell. Mol. Life Sci. 67, 3511-3522.
  • Perlikowska R, Fichna J, Wyrbska A, Poels J, Vanden Broeck J, Toth G, Storr M, do Rego JC, Janecka A. (2010). Design, Synthesis and Pharmacological Characterization of Endomorphin Analogues with Non-Cyclic Amino Acid Residues in Position 2. Basic Clin. Pharmacol. Toxicol. 106, 106-113.
  • Van Loy, T., Vandersmissen, H.P., Poels, J., Van Hiel, M.B., Verlinden, H., & Vanden Broeck, J. (2010). Tachykinin-related peptides and their receptors in invertebrates: a current view. Peptides 31, 520-524.
  • Marchal, E., Vandersmissen, H.P., Badisco, L., Van de Velde, S., Verlinden, H., Iga, M., Van Wielendaele, P., Huybrechts, R., Simonet, G., Smagghe, G., & Vanden Broeck, J. (2010). Control of ecdysteroidogenesis in prothoracic glands of insects: a review. Peptides 31, 506-519.
  • Van Hiel, M.B., T. Van Loy, J. Poels, H.P. Vandersmissen, H. Verlinden, L.. Badisco, & J. Vanden Broeck (2010). Neuropeptide receptors as possible targets for development of insect pest control agents. In: " Neuropeptide Systems as Targets for Parasite and Pest Control". Edited by: Timothy G. Geary and Aaron G. Maule. Chapter 11, p.211-226. Landes Bioscience and Springer Science+Business Media. (ISBN: 978-1-4419-6901-9)
     

2009

  • Reumer, A., Bogaerts, A., Van Loy, T., Husson, S.J., Temmerman, L., Choi, C., Clynen, E., Hassan, B., Schoofs, L. (2009). Unraveling the protective effect of a Drosophila phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein upon bacterial infection by means of proteomics. Dev. Comp. Immunol. 33(11), 1186-1195.
  • Poels, J., Spasic, M.R., Callaerts, P., Norga, K.K. (2009). Expanding roles for AMP-activated protein kinase in neuronal survival and autophagy. Bioessays 31(9), 944-952.
  • Van Hiel, M.B., Van Wielendaele, P., Temmerman, L., Van Soest, S., Vuerinckx, K., Huybrechts, R., Vanden Broeck, J., & Simonet, G. (2009). Identification and validation of housekeeping genes in brains of the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria under different developmental conditions. BMC Molecular Biology 10,56.
  • Breugelmans, B., Simonet, G., Van Hoef, V., Van Soest, S., & Vanden Broeck, J. (2009). Identification, distribution and molecular evolution of the pacifastin gene family in Metazoa. BMC Evolutionary Biology 9, 97.
  • Breugelmans, B., Simonet, G., Van Hoef, V., Van Soest, S., Smagghe, G., & Vanden Broeck, J. (2009). A lepidopteran pacifastin member: cloning, gene structure, recombinant production, transcript profiling and in vitro activity. Insect Biochem. Molec. Biol. 39, 430-439.
  • Verlinden, H., Badisco, L., Marchal, E., Van Wielendaele, P., & Vanden Broeck, J. (2009). Endocrinology of reproduction and phase transition in locusts. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 162, 79-92.
  • Poels, J., Birse, R., Nachman, R., Fichna, J., Janecka, A., Vanden Broeck, J., & Nässel, D. (2009). Characterization and distribution of NKD, a receptor for Drosophila tachykinin-related peptide 6. Peptides 30, 545-556.
  • Breugelmans, B., Simonet, G., Van Hoef, V., Van Soest, S., & Vanden Broeck, J. (2009). Pacifastin-related peptides: structural and functional characteristics of a family of serine peptidase inhibitors. Peptides 30, 622-632.
  • Van de Velde, S., Badisco, L., Marchal, E., Vanden Broeck, J., & Smagghe, G. (2009). Diversity in factors regulating ecdysteroidogenesis in insects. In: ''Ecdysone, structures and functions''. Edited by: Guy Smagghe. Chapter 11, p.283-315. Springer Science (ISBN: 978-1-4020-9111-7).


2008

  • Fichna, J., K. Gach, R. Perlikowska, J. Poels, J. Vanden Broeck, J. Szemraj & A. Janecka (2008). Identification of Endomorphin-1 and Endomorphin-2 Binding Sites in Human µ-Opioid Receptor by Antisense Oligonucleotide Strategy. Chem. Biol. Drug Des. 72: 507-512.
  • Papantonis, A., S. Tsatsarounos, J. Vanden Broeck & R. Lecanidou (2008). CHD1 assumes a central role during follicle development. Journal of Molecular Biology, 383(5): 957-969.
  • Papantonis, A., J. Vanden Broeck & R. Lecanidou (2008). Architectural factor HMGA induces promoter bending and recruits C/EBP and GATA during silkmoth chorion gene regulation. Biochem. J., 416(1): 85-97.
  • Staniszewska, R., J. Fichna, K. Gach, G. Toth, J. Poels, J. Vanden Broeck & A. Janecka (2008). Synthesis and biological activity of endomorphin-2 analogs incorporating piperidine-2-, 3- or 4-carboxylic acids instead of proline in position 2. Chem. Biol. Drug Des., 72(1):91-94.
  • Badisco, L., I. Claeys, M. Van Hiel, E. Clynen, J. Huybrechts, T. Vandersmissen, S. Van Soest, L. Vanden Bosch, G. Simonet & J. Vanden Broeck (2008). Purification and characterization of an insulin-related peptide in the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria: immunolocalization, cDNA cloning, transcript profiling and interaction with neuroparsin. J. Mol. Endocrinol., 40(3):137-150.
  • Breugelmans, B., G. Simonet, V. Van Hoef, I. Claeys, S. Van Soest & J. Vanden Broeck (2008). Quantitative RT-PCR analysis of pacifastin-related precursor transcripts during the reproductive cycle of solitarious and gregarious desert locusts. Insect Mol. Biol., 17(2):137-145.
  • Van Hiel, M.B., T. Van Loy, J. Poels, H.P. Vandersmissen, H. Verlinden, L.. Badisco & J. Vanden Broeck (2008). Neuropeptide receptors as possible targets for development of insect pest control agents. In: "Neuropeptide Systems as Targets for Parasite and Pest Control". Edited by: Timothy G. Geary and Aaron G. Maule. Landes Bioscience.
  • Franssens, V., G. Simonet, B. Breugelmans, S. Van Soest, V. Van Hoef & J. Vanden Broeck (2008). The role of hemocytes, serine protease inhibitors and pathogen-associated patterns in prophenoloxidase activation in the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria. Peptides, 29(2):235-241.
  • Fichna, J., JC do-Rego, T. Janecki, R. Staniszewska, J. Poels, J. Vanden Broeck, J. Costentin, P.W. Schiller & A. Janecka (2008). Novel highly potent mu-opioid receptor antagonist based on endomorphin-2 structure. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett., 18(4):1350-1353.
  • Reumer, A., T. Van Loy, E. Clynen & L. Schoofs (2008). How functional genomics and genetics complements insect endocrinology. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol., 155(1), 22-30.
  • Van Loy, T., H.P. Vandersmissen, M.B. Van Hiel, J. Poels, H. Verlinden, L. Badisco, G. Vassart & J. Vanden Broeck (2008). Comparative genomics of leucine-rich repeats containing G protein-coupled receptors and their ligands. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol., 155(1), 14-21.


2007

  • Fichna J., J.C. do-Rego, N.N. Chung, P.W. Schiller, J. Poels, J. Vanden Broeck, J. Costentin & A. Janecka (2007) Synthesis and characterization of potent and selective µ-opioid receptor antagonists, antanal-1 and antanal-2. J. Med. Chem., 50(3), 512-520.
  • Fichna, J., R. Staniszewska, J. Poels, J. Vanden Broeck & A. Janecka (2007). Mu-opioid receptor ligands lack receptor subtype selectivity in the aequorin luminescence-based calcium assay. Chem. Biol. Drug. Des., 70(3):247-253.
  • Larhammar, D. & J. Vanden Broeck (2007). Peptide hormone and receptor evolution. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol., 153(1-3):147.
  • Van de Velde, S., L. Badisco, I. Claeys, P. Verleyen, X. Chen, L. Vanden Bosch, J. Vanden Broeck & G. Smagghe (2007). Insulin-like peptides in Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera): Detection, localization and identification. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol., 153(1-3):72-79.
  • Badisco, L., I. Claeys, T. Van Loy, M. Van Hiel, V. Franssens, G. Simonet & J. Vanden Broeck (2007). Neuroparsins, a family of conserved arthropod neuropeptides. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol., 153(1-3): 64-71.
  • Van Loy, T., M.B. Van Hiel, H.P. Vandersmissen, J. Poels, F. Mendive, G. Vassart & J. Vanden Broeck (2007). Evolutionary conservation of bursicon in the animal kingdom. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol., 153(1-3): 59-63.
  • Cnops, L., T. -T. Hu, J. Vanden Broeck, K. Burnat, G. Van den Bergh & L. Arckens (2007). Age- and experience-dependent expression of Dynamin I and Synaptotagmin I in cat visual system. J. Comp. Neurol., 504(3): 254-264.
  • Sas, F., M. Begum, T. Vandersmissen, M. Geens, I. Claeys, S. Van Soest, J. Huybrechts, R. Huybrechts & A. De Loof (2007). Development of a real-time PCR assay for measurements of yellow protein mRNA transcription in the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria: A basis for isolation of a peptidergic regulatory factor. Peptides, 28(1): 38-43.
  • Poels J., H. Verlinden, J. Fichna, T. Van Loy, V. Franssens, K. Studzian, A. Janecka, R.J. Nachman & J. Vanden Broeck (2007). Functional comparison of two evolutionary conserved insect neurokinin-like receptors. Peptides, 28(1): 103-108.