35 Publications (Page 1 of 2)
2013
Retroactive maintains cuticle integrity by promoting the trafficking of Knickkopf into the procuticle of Tribolium castaneum.
Chaudhari, Sujata S⋅Arakane, Yasuyuki⋅Specht, Charles A⋅Moussian, Bernard⋅Kramer, Karl⋅Muthukrishnan, S. and Beeman, Richard W
PLoS genetics, vol. 9, (no. 1), pp. e1003268, 2013. | Journal Article
 
Retroactive Maintains Cuticle Integrity by Promoting the Trafficking of Knickkopf into the Procuticle of Tribolium castaneum. e1003268
Chaudhari, Sujata S⋅Arakane, Yasuyuki⋅Specht, Charles A⋅Moussian, Bernard⋅Kramer, Karl⋅Muthukrishnan, Subbaratnam and Beeman, Richard W
PLoS Genetics, vol. 9, (no. 1), 2013. | Journal Article
2012
Formation of rigid, non-flight forewings (elytra) of a beetle requires two major cuticular proteins.
Arakane, Yasuyuki⋅Lomakin, Joseph⋅Gehrke, Stevin H⋅Hiromasa, Yasuaki⋅Tomich, John M⋅Muthukrishnan, S.⋅Beeman, Richard W⋅Kramer, Karl and Kanost, Michael R
PLoS genetics, vol. 8, (no. 4), pp. e1002682, 2012. | Journal Article
2011
Both UDP N-acetylglucosamine pyrophosphorylases of Tribolium castaneum are critical for molting, survival and fecundity
Arakane, Yasuyuki⋅Baguinon, Marilyn C⋅Jasrapuria, Sinu⋅Chaudhari, Sujata⋅Doyungan, Alison⋅Kramer, Karl⋅Muthukrishnan, Subbaratnam and Beeman, Richard W
Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, vol. 41, (no. 1), pp. 42-50, 2011. | Journal Article
 
Comparative genomic analysis of chitinase and chitinase-like genes in the African malaria mosquito (Anopheles gambiae).
Zhang, Jianzhen⋅Zhang, Xin⋅Arakane, Yasuyuki⋅Muthukrishnan, S.⋅Kramer, Karl⋅Ma, Enbo and Zhu, Kun Y
PloS one, vol. 6, (no. 5), pp. e19899, 2011. | Journal Article
 
Cuticle tanning in Tribolium castaneum
Arakane, Yasuyuki⋅Muthukrishnan, Subbaratnam⋅Beeman, Richard W⋅Kanost, Michael R and Kramer, Karl
Entomological Research, vol. 41, (no. 6), pp. 293-293, 2011. | Journal Article
 
Functional Analysis of Genes of Chitin Metabolism in Tribolium castaneum by RNA interference
Arakane, Yasuyuki⋅Muthukrishnan, Subbaratnam⋅Beeman, Richard W and Kramer, Karl J
Entomological Research, vol. 41, (no. 6), pp. 295-295, 2011. | Journal Article
 
Identification and characterization of a novel chitinase-like gene cluster (AgCht5) possibly derived from tandem duplications in the African malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae
Zhang, Jianzhen⋅Zhang, Xin⋅Arakane, Yasuyuki⋅Muthukrishnan, Subbaratnam⋅Kramer, Karl⋅Ma, Enbo and Zhu, Kun Y
Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, vol. 41, (no. 8), pp. 521-528, 2011. | Journal Article
 
Knickkopf protein protects and organizes chitin in the newly synthesized insect exoskeleton
Chaudhari, Sujata S⋅Arakane, Yasuyuki⋅Specht, Charles A⋅Moussian, Bernard⋅Boyle, Daniel L⋅Park, Yoonseong Y⋅Kramer, Karl⋅Beeman, Richard W and Muthukrishnan, S.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 108, (no. 41), Oct 11, 2011. | Journal Article
 
Mechanical properties of the beetle elytron, a biological composite material.
Lomakin, Joseph⋅Huber, Patricia A⋅Eichler, Christian⋅Arakane, Yasuyuki⋅Kramer, Karl⋅Beeman, Richard W⋅Kanost, Michael R and Gehrke, Stevin H
Biomacromolecules, vol. 12, (no. 2), pp. 321-35, 2011/Feb/14. | Journal Article
 
Two Major Structural Proteins Are Required for Rigid Adult Cuticle Formation in the Red Flour Beetle, Tribolium castaneum
Arakane, Yasuyuki⋅Muthukrishnan, Subbaratnam⋅Beeman, Richard W⋅Kramer, Karl J and Kanost, Michael R
Entomological Research, vol. 41, (no. 6), pp. 297-297, 2011. | Journal Article
2010
Chymotrypsin-like peptidases from Tribolium castaneum: A role in molting revealed by RNA interference
Broehan, Gunnar⋅Arakane, Yasuyuki⋅Beeman, Richard W⋅Kramer, Karl⋅Muthukrishnan, Subbaratnam and Merzendorfer, Hans
Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, vol. 40, (no. 3), pp. 274-283, 2010. | Journal Article
 
Genes encoding proteins with peritrophin A-type chitin-binding domains in Tribolium castaneum are grouped into three distinct families based on phylogeny, expression and function
Jasrapuria, Sinu⋅Arakane, Yasuyuki⋅Osman, Gamal⋅Kramer, Karl⋅Beeman, Richard W and Muthukrishnan, Subbaratnam
Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, vol. 40, (no. 3), pp. 214-227, 2010. | Journal Article
 
Identification, mRNA expression and functional analysis of several yellow family genes in Tribolium castaneum
Arakane, Yasuyuki⋅Dittmer, Neal⋅Tomoyasu, Yoshinori⋅Kramer, Karl⋅Muthukrishnan, Subbaratnam⋅Beeman, Richard W and Kanost, Michael R
Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, vol. 40, (no. 3), pp. 259-266, 2010. | Journal Article
 
Insect chitinase and chitinase-like proteins.
Arakane, Yasuyuki and Muthukrishnan, S.
Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS, vol. 67, (no. 2), pp. 201-16, 2010/Jan. | Journal Article
 
Mechanical properties of elytra from Tribolium castaneum wild-type and body color mutant strains
Lomakin, Joseph⋅Arakane, Yasuyuki⋅Kramer, Karl⋅Beeman, Richard W⋅Kanost, Michael R and Gehrke, Stevin H
Journal of Insect Physiology, vol. 56, (no. 12), pp. 1901-1906, 2010. | Journal Article
2009
Analysis of functions of the chitin deacetylase gene family in Tribolium castaneum.
Arakane, Yasuyuki⋅Dixit, Radhika⋅Begum, Khurshida⋅Park, Yoonseong Y⋅Specht, Charles A⋅Merzendorfer, Hans⋅Kramer, Karl⋅Muthukrishnan, S. and Beeman, Richard W
Insect biochemistry and molecular biology, vol. 39, (no. 5-6), pp. 355-65, 2009 May-Jun. | Journal Article
 
Molecular and functional analyses of amino acid decarboxylases involved in cuticle tanning in Tribolium castaneum.
Arakane, Yasuyuki⋅Lomakin, Joseph⋅Beeman, Richard W⋅Muthukrishnan, S.⋅Gehrke, Stevin H⋅Kanost, Michael R and Kramer, Karl
The Journal of biological chemistry, vol. 284, (no. 24), pp. 16584-94, 2009/Jun/12. | Journal Article
 
Repeated Co-options of Exoskeleton Formation during Wing-to-Elytron Evolution in Beetles
Tomoyasu, Yoshinori⋅Arakane, Yasuyuki⋅Kramer, Karl and Denell, Robin E
Current Biology, vol. 19, (no. 24), pp. 2057-2065, 2009. | Journal Article
2008
Characterization and expression of the beta -N-acetylhexosaminidase gene family of Tribolium castaneum
Hogenkamp, DG⋅Arakane, Yasuyuki⋅Kramer, Karl⋅Muthukrishnan, Subbaratnam and Beeman, Richard W
Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, vol. 38, (no. 4), pp. 478-489, 2008. | Journal Article
 
Characterization of recombinant chitinase-like proteins of Drosophila melanogaster and Tribolium castaneum
Zhu, Q.⋅Arakane, Yasuyuki⋅Beeman, Richard W⋅Kramer, Karl and Muthukrishnan, Subbaratnam
Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, vol. 38, (no. 4), pp. 467-477, 2008. | Journal Article
 
Chitin synthases are required for survival, fecundity and egg hatch in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum
Arakane, Yasuyuki⋅Specht, CA⋅Kramer, Karl⋅Muthukrishnan, Subbaratnam and Beeman, Richard W
Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, vol. 38, (no. 10), pp. 959-962, 2008. | Journal Article
 
Domain organization and phylogenetic analysis of proteins from the chitin deacetylase gene family of Tribolium castaneum and three other species of insects
Dixit, R.⋅Arakane, Yasuyuki⋅Specht, CA⋅Richard, C.⋅Kramer, Karl⋅Beeman, Richard W and Muthukrishnan, Subbaratnam
Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, vol. 38, (no. 4), pp. 440-451, 2008. | Journal Article
 
Domain organization and phylogenetic analysis of the chitinase-like family of proteins in three species of insects
Zhu, Q.⋅Arakane, Yasuyuki⋅Banerjee, D.⋅Beeman, Richard W⋅Kramer, Karl and Muthukrishnan, Subbaratnam
Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, vol. 38, (no. 4), pp. 452-466, 2008. | Journal Article
 
Functional analysis of four neuropeptides, EH, ETH, CCAP and bursicon, and their receptors in adult ecdysis behavior of the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum
Arakane, Yasuyuki⋅Li, Bin⋅Muthukrishnan, Subbaratnam⋅Beeman, Richard W⋅Kramer, Karl and Park, Yoonseong
Mechanisms of development., vol. 125, (no. 11-12), pp. 984-995, 2008. | Journal Article