Xiao‐Qiang Yu

Immulectin-2, a Lipopolysaccharide-specific Lectin from an Insect, Manduca sexta, Is Induced in Response to Gram-negative Bacteria

Xiao‐Qiang Yu, Michael R. Kanost · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2000 · 290 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Entomology, Molecular Biology +13

Immulectin, an inducible C-type lectin from an insect, Manduca sexta, stimulates activation of plasma prophenol oxidase

Xiao‐Qiang Yu, Hong Gan, Michael R. Kanost · Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology · 1999 · 248 citations

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Entomology +9

Multifaceted biological insights from a draft genome sequence of the tobacco hornworm moth, Manduca sexta

Michael R. Kanost, Estela L. Arrese, Xiaolong Cao et al. · Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology · 2016 · 241 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Entomology, Genetics +15

Molecular cloning, characterization and expression analysis of two novel Tolls (LvToll2 and LvToll3) and three putative Spätzle-like Toll ligands (LvSpz1–3) from Litopenaeus vannamei

Pei‐Hui Wang, Jianping Liang, Zhi-Hua Gu et al. · Developmental & Comparative Immunology · 2011 · 240 citations

Life Sciences, Immunology, Molecular Biology +12

Nonproteolytic serine proteinase homologs are involved in prophenoloxidase activation in the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta

Xiao‐Qiang Yu, Haobo Jiang, Yang Wang et al. · Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology · 2003 · 238 citations

Life Sciences, Biology, Entomology +8