Publications of Ruo Sun

Sun, R.; Römhild, S.; Nakamura, Y.; Reichelt, M.; Luck, K.; Mai, D. T.; Rothe, B.; Gershenzon, J.; Giddings Vassão, D.: Multiple glutathione-S-transferases detoxify diverse glucosinolate-based defenses of Brassicales plants in a generalist lepidopteran herbivore (Spodoptera littoralis). Communications Biology 8, 931 (2025)

Jiang, X.; Dimitriou, E.; Grabe, V.; Sun, R.; Chang, H.; Zhang, Y.; Gershenzon, J.; Rybak, J.; Hansson, B. S.; Sachse, S.: Ring-shaped odor coding in the antennal lobe of migratory locusts. Cell 187 (15), pp. 13973 - 3991.e24 (2024)

Sun, R.; Hong, B.; Reichelt, M.; Luck, K.; Mai, D. T.; Jiang, X.; Gershenzon, J.; Giddings Vassão, D.: Metabolism of plant-derived toxins from its insect host increases the success of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana. The ISME Journal 17, pp. 1693 - 1704 (2023)

Sun, R.; Jiang, X.; Reichelt, M.; Gershenzon, J.; Giddings Vassão, D.: The selective sequestration of glucosinolates by the cabbage aphid severely impacts a predatory lacewing. Journal of Pest Science 94, pp. 1147 - 1160 (2021)

Sun, R.; Gols, R.; Harvey, J. A.; Reichelt, M.; Gershenzon, J.; Pandit, S. S.; Giddings Vassão, D.: Detoxification of plant defensive glucosinolates by an herbivorous caterpillar is beneficial to its endoparasitic wasp. Molecular Ecology 29 (20), pp. 4014 - 4031 (2020)

Sun, R.; Jiang, X.; Reichelt, M.; Gershenzon, J.; Pandit, S. S.; Giddings Vassão, D.: Tritrophic metabolism of plant chemical defenses and its effects on herbivore and predator performance. eLife 8, e51029 (2019)

Sun, R.: The roles of plant activated defenses and specialized herbivore adaptations in multi-trophic interactions. Dissertation, 170 pp., Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena (2020)