Publications of Roy Kirsch
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Journal Article (23)
2022
Journal Article
5 (1), pp. 81 - 122 (2022)
Evolution of polygalacturonases and polygalacturonase-inhibiting proteins: A view beyond the classical perspective. Annual Plant Reviews 2021
Journal Article
46 (4), pp. 784 - 797 (2021)
Larvae of longhorned beetles (Coleoptera; Cerambycidae) have evolved a diverse and phylogenetically conserved array of plant cell wall degrading enzymes. Systematic Entomology
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12, 660430 (2021)
New players in the interaction between beetle polygalacturonases and plant polygalacturonase-inhibiting proteins: Insights from proteomics and gene expression analyses. Frontiers in Plant Science
Journal Article
12, 671286 (2021)
Identification of a sulfatase that detoxifies glucosinolates in the phloem-feeding insect Bemisia tabaci and prefers indolic glucosinolates. Frontiers in Plant Science 2020
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30 (15), pp. 2875 - 2886 (2020)
Symbiont digestive range reflects host plant breadth in herbivorous beetles. Current Biology
Journal Article
295 (33), pp. 11833 - 11844 (2020)
Direct evidence for a new mode of plant defense against insects via a novel polygalacturonase-inhibiting protein expression strategy. Journal of Biological Chemistry
Journal Article
11 (1), 2964 (2020)
Bacterial symbionts support larval sap feeding and adult folivory in (semi-)aquatic reed beetles. Nature Communications
Journal Article
10 (8), pp. 3814 - 3824 (2020)
Plants use identical inhibitors to protect their cell wall pectin against microbes and insects. Ecology and Evolution 2019
Journal Article
10, 685 (2019)
Pectin digestion in herbivorous beetles: Impact of pseudoenzymes exceeds that of their active counterparts. Frontiers in Physiology
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36 (5), pp. 930 - 941 (2019)
An insect counteradaptation against host plant defenses evolved through concerted neofunctionalization. Molecular Biology and Evolution 2017
Journal Article
171, pp. e1 - e7 (2017)
Drastic genome reduction in an herbivore’s pectinolytic symbiont. Cell 2016
Journal Article
71, pp. 72 - 82 (2016)
How the rice weevil breaks down the pectin network: Enzymatic synergism and sub-functionalization. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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17, 227 (2016)
Genome of the Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis), a globally significant invasive species, reveals key functional and evolutionary innovations at the beetle–plant interface. Genome Biology 2015
Journal Article
58, pp. 28 - 38 (2015)
Glandular beta-glucosidases in juvenile Chrysomelina leaf beetles support the evolution of a host-plant-dependent chemical defence. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2014
Journal Article
281 (1788), 20140842 (2014)
Independently recruited oxidases from the glucose-methanol-choline oxidoreductase family enabled chemical defences in leaf beetle larvae (subtribe Chrysomelina) to evolve. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Journal Article
49, pp. 1 - 13 (2014)
Identification and characterization of plant cell wall degrading enzymes from three glycoside hydrolase families in the cerambycid beetle Apriona japonica. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Journal Article
52, pp. 33 - 50 (2014)
Horizontal gene transfer and functional diversification of plant cell wall degrading polygalacturonases: Key events in the evolution of herbivory in beetles. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2012
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13, 587 (2012)
Combining proteomics and transcriptome sequencing to identify active plant-cell-wall-degrading enzymes in a leaf beetle. BMC Genomics 2011
Journal Article
108 (12), pp. 4897 - 4901 (2011)
Host plant shifts affect a major defense enzyme in Chrysomela lapponica. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Journal Article
278 (1722), pp. 3225 - 3232 (2011)
To be or not to be convergent in salicin-based defense in chrysomeline leaf beetle larvae: Evidence from Phratora vitellinae SAO. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences