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Editorial
Preface to the Special Issue: Insecticide Toxicology in China
China’s strong economy over the past three decades is mirrored by the nation’s significantly increased scientific output [1]. In the field of insecticide toxicology, Chinese scientists play an increasingly significant role in research as measured by both increased submissions and improved quality of their manuscripts submitted to Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology and elsewhere. The purpose of this special issue is to provide a platform to showcase recent research in insecticide and insect toxicology conducted by scientists in China. This special issue consists of 17 papers including 1 review and 16 original research articles. The review article focuses on cytotoxicology research as one of the emerging research areas in insecticide toxicology in China [2]. The research articles broadly cover many important research topics in insecticide toxicology including: susceptibility and resistance mechanisms in some of the most important agricultural insect pests in China [3–7], over-expression of important detoxification genes in resistant strains and genome-wide analysis of detoxification genes following insecticide exposures in pest species [8,9], identification and characterization of genes potentially involved either in detoxification or the action of insecticides [10–13], possible novel strategies for resistance management [14], toxicological basis of pest outbreaks [15], proteomic and genomic approaches for identification and characterization of proteins or genes relevant to resistance and detoxification [16,17], and fundamental study on insect catalase gene that plays an important role in protecting the cell from oxidative damage by reactive oxygen species [18]. Although many excellent studies conducted by researchers in China could not be included in this special issue due to the space and time constraints, I believe that this special issue serves as a snapshot reflecting the current status of insecticide toxicology in China. I hope that the readers, in China and in the rest of the world, will find these papers interesting and helpful to their relevant research efforts. Finally, I thank Professor John M. Clark, Editor-in-Chief, for encouraging me and the other two guest co-editors, Professor Xiwu Gao (China Agricultural University) and Professor Zhaojun Han (Nanjing Agricultural University), to organize this special issue, and for providing Chinese insecticide toxicologists a unique opportunity to exchange their ideas and disseminate their research results. I also thank my two guest co-editors for their collaboration and help with this special issue. In closing, I thank all the authors and co-authors for their contributions that have made this volume possible. Lastly, I thank all the peer reviewers who devoted their time and effort
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during the peer review process. Their thoughtful comments and critiques improved the quality of this special issue. References [1] Y. Zhou, The rapid rise of a research nation, Nature 528 (2015) S170–S173. [2] G. Zhong, G. Cui, X. Yi, R. Sun, J. Zhang, Insecticide cytotoxicology in China: Current status and challenges, Pestic. Biochem. Physiol. 132C (2016) 3–12. [3] X. Zhang, X. Liao, K. Mao, K. Zhang, H. Wan, J. Li, Insecticide resistance monitoring and correlation analysis of insecticides in field populations of the brown planthopper Nilaparvata lugens (stål) in China 2012–2014, Pestic. Biochem. Physiol. 132C (2016) 13–20. [4] Y. Li, Z. Xu, L. Shi, G. Shen, L. He, Insecticide resistance monitoring and metabolic mechanism study of the green peach aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer) (Hemiptera: Aphididae), in Chongqing, China, Pestic. Biochem. Physiol. 132C (2016) 21–28. [5] C. Zhen, L. Miao, P. Liang, X. Gao, Survey of organophosphate resistance and an Ala216Ser substitution of acetylcholinesterase-1 gene associated with chlorpyrifos resistance in Apolygus lucorum (Meyer-Dür) collected from the transgenic Bt cotton fields in China, Pestic. Biochem. Physiol. 132C (2016) 29–37. [6] S. Zhang, X. Zhang, J. Shen, K. Mao, H. You, J. Li, Susceptibility of field populations of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella, to a selection of insecticides in Central China, Pestic. Biochem. Physiol. 132C (2016) 38–46. [7] W. Dong, X. Zhang, X. Zhang, H. Wu, M. Zhang, E. Ma, J. Zhang, Susceptibility and potential biochemical mechanism of Oedaleus asiaticus to beta-cypermethrin and deltamethrin in the Inner Mongolia, China, Pestic. Biochem. Physiol. 132C (2016) 47–52. [8] L. Xu, D. Li, J. Qin, W. Zhao, L. Qiu, Over-expression of multiple cytochrome P450 genes in fenvalerate-resistant field strains of Helicoverpa armigera from north of China, Pestic. Biochem. Physiol. 132C (2016) 53–58. [9] J. Zhang, Y. Zhang, Y. Wang, Y. Yang, X. Cang, Z. Liu, Expression induction of P450 genes by imidacloprid in Nilaparvata lugens: A genome-scale analysis, Pestic. Biochem. Physiol. 132C (2016) 59–64. [10] W. Zhu, R. Yu, H. Wu, X. Zhang, Y. Liu, K.Y. Zhu, J. Zhang, E. Ma, Identification and characterization of two CYP9A genes associated with pyrethroid detoxification in Locusta migratoria, Pestic. Biochem. Physiol. 132C (2016) 65–71. [11] C.-Y. Liao, W.-K. Xia, Y.-C. Feng, G. Li, H. Liu, W. Dou, J.-J. Wang, Characterization and functional analysis of a novel glutathione S-transferase gene potentially associated with the abamectin resistance in Panonychus citri (McGregor), Pestic. Biochem. Physiol. 132C (2016) 72–80. [12] H. Wan, S. Zhan, X. Xia, P. Xu, H. You, B.R. Jin, J. Li, Identification and functional characterization of an epsilon glutathione S-transferase from the beet armyworm (Spodoptera exigua), Pestic. Biochem. Physiol. 132C (2016) 81–88. [13] M. Zhang, X. Qiao, Y. Li, B. Fang, Y. Zuo, M. Chen, Cloning of eight Rhopalosiphum padi (Hemiptera: Aphididae) nAChR subunit genes and mutation detection of the β1 subunit in field samples from China, Pestic. Biochem. Physiol. 132C (2016) 89–95. [14] L. Cui, H. Qi, D. Yang, H. Yuan, C. Rui, Cycloxaprid: A novel cis-nitromethylene neonicotinoid insecticide to control imidacloprid-resistant cotton aphid (Aphis gossypii), Pestic. Biochem. Physiol. 132C (2016) 96–101. [15] L. Wang, Y. Zhang, W. Xie, Q. Wu, S. Wang, Sublethal effects of spinetoram on the two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae), Pestic. Biochem. Physiol. 132C (2016) 102–107.
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[16] J. Xia, Z. Guo, Z. Yang, X. Zhu, S. Kang, X. Yang, F. Yang, Q. Wu, S. Wang, W. Xie, W. Xu, Y. Zhang, Proteomics-based identification of midgut proteins correlated with Cry1Ac resistance in Plutella xylostella (L.), Pestic. Biochem. Physiol. 132C (2016) 108–117. [17] H. Lu, Y. Xu, F. Cui, Phylogenetic analysis of the ATP-binding cassette transporter family in three mosquito species, Pestic. Biochem. Physiol. 132C (2016) 118–124. [18] X. Zhang, Y. Li, J. Wang, T. Zhang, T. Li, W. Dong, E. Ma, J. Zhang, Identification and characteristic analysis of the catalase gene from Locusta migratoria, Pestic. Biochem. Physiol. 132C (2016) 125–131.
Kun Yan Zhu Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506 E-mail address: [email protected]
Contents lists available at ScienceDirect
Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/pest
Editorial
Preface to the Special Issue: Insecticide Toxicology in China
China’s strong economy over the past three decades is mirrored by the nation’s significantly increased scientific output [1]. In the field of insecticide toxicology, Chinese scientists play an increasingly significant role in research as measured by both increased submissions and improved quality of their manuscripts submitted to Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology and elsewhere. The purpose of this special issue is to provide a platform to showcase recent research in insecticide and insect toxicology conducted by scientists in China. This special issue consists of 17 papers including 1 review and 16 original research articles. The review article focuses on cytotoxicology research as one of the emerging research areas in insecticide toxicology in China [2]. The research articles broadly cover many important research topics in insecticide toxicology including: susceptibility and resistance mechanisms in some of the most important agricultural insect pests in China [3–7], over-expression of important detoxification genes in resistant strains and genome-wide analysis of detoxification genes following insecticide exposures in pest species [8,9], identification and characterization of genes potentially involved either in detoxification or the action of insecticides [10–13], possible novel strategies for resistance management [14], toxicological basis of pest outbreaks [15], proteomic and genomic approaches for identification and characterization of proteins or genes relevant to resistance and detoxification [16,17], and fundamental study on insect catalase gene that plays an important role in protecting the cell from oxidative damage by reactive oxygen species [18]. Although many excellent studies conducted by researchers in China could not be included in this special issue due to the space and time constraints, I believe that this special issue serves as a snapshot reflecting the current status of insecticide toxicology in China. I hope that the readers, in China and in the rest of the world, will find these papers interesting and helpful to their relevant research efforts. Finally, I thank Professor John M. Clark, Editor-in-Chief, for encouraging me and the other two guest co-editors, Professor Xiwu Gao (China Agricultural University) and Professor Zhaojun Han (Nanjing Agricultural University), to organize this special issue, and for providing Chinese insecticide toxicologists a unique opportunity to exchange their ideas and disseminate their research results. I also thank my two guest co-editors for their collaboration and help with this special issue. In closing, I thank all the authors and co-authors for their contributions that have made this volume possible. Lastly, I thank all the peer reviewers who devoted their time and effort
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pestbp.2016.07.008 0048-3575/© 2016 Published by Elsevier Inc.
during the peer review process. Their thoughtful comments and critiques improved the quality of this special issue. References [1] Y. Zhou, The rapid rise of a research nation, Nature 528 (2015) S170–S173. [2] G. Zhong, G. Cui, X. Yi, R. Sun, J. Zhang, Insecticide cytotoxicology in China: Current status and challenges, Pestic. Biochem. Physiol. 132C (2016) 3–12. [3] X. Zhang, X. Liao, K. Mao, K. Zhang, H. Wan, J. Li, Insecticide resistance monitoring and correlation analysis of insecticides in field populations of the brown planthopper Nilaparvata lugens (stål) in China 2012–2014, Pestic. Biochem. Physiol. 132C (2016) 13–20. [4] Y. Li, Z. Xu, L. Shi, G. Shen, L. He, Insecticide resistance monitoring and metabolic mechanism study of the green peach aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer) (Hemiptera: Aphididae), in Chongqing, China, Pestic. Biochem. Physiol. 132C (2016) 21–28. [5] C. Zhen, L. Miao, P. Liang, X. Gao, Survey of organophosphate resistance and an Ala216Ser substitution of acetylcholinesterase-1 gene associated with chlorpyrifos resistance in Apolygus lucorum (Meyer-Dür) collected from the transgenic Bt cotton fields in China, Pestic. Biochem. Physiol. 132C (2016) 29–37. [6] S. Zhang, X. Zhang, J. Shen, K. Mao, H. You, J. Li, Susceptibility of field populations of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella, to a selection of insecticides in Central China, Pestic. Biochem. Physiol. 132C (2016) 38–46. [7] W. Dong, X. Zhang, X. Zhang, H. Wu, M. Zhang, E. Ma, J. Zhang, Susceptibility and potential biochemical mechanism of Oedaleus asiaticus to beta-cypermethrin and deltamethrin in the Inner Mongolia, China, Pestic. Biochem. Physiol. 132C (2016) 47–52. [8] L. Xu, D. Li, J. Qin, W. Zhao, L. Qiu, Over-expression of multiple cytochrome P450 genes in fenvalerate-resistant field strains of Helicoverpa armigera from north of China, Pestic. Biochem. Physiol. 132C (2016) 53–58. [9] J. Zhang, Y. Zhang, Y. Wang, Y. Yang, X. Cang, Z. Liu, Expression induction of P450 genes by imidacloprid in Nilaparvata lugens: A genome-scale analysis, Pestic. Biochem. Physiol. 132C (2016) 59–64. [10] W. Zhu, R. Yu, H. Wu, X. Zhang, Y. Liu, K.Y. Zhu, J. Zhang, E. Ma, Identification and characterization of two CYP9A genes associated with pyrethroid detoxification in Locusta migratoria, Pestic. Biochem. Physiol. 132C (2016) 65–71. [11] C.-Y. Liao, W.-K. Xia, Y.-C. Feng, G. Li, H. Liu, W. Dou, J.-J. Wang, Characterization and functional analysis of a novel glutathione S-transferase gene potentially associated with the abamectin resistance in Panonychus citri (McGregor), Pestic. Biochem. Physiol. 132C (2016) 72–80. [12] H. Wan, S. Zhan, X. Xia, P. Xu, H. You, B.R. Jin, J. Li, Identification and functional characterization of an epsilon glutathione S-transferase from the beet armyworm (Spodoptera exigua), Pestic. Biochem. Physiol. 132C (2016) 81–88. [13] M. Zhang, X. Qiao, Y. Li, B. Fang, Y. Zuo, M. Chen, Cloning of eight Rhopalosiphum padi (Hemiptera: Aphididae) nAChR subunit genes and mutation detection of the β1 subunit in field samples from China, Pestic. Biochem. Physiol. 132C (2016) 89–95. [14] L. Cui, H. Qi, D. Yang, H. Yuan, C. Rui, Cycloxaprid: A novel cis-nitromethylene neonicotinoid insecticide to control imidacloprid-resistant cotton aphid (Aphis gossypii), Pestic. Biochem. Physiol. 132C (2016) 96–101. [15] L. Wang, Y. Zhang, W. Xie, Q. Wu, S. Wang, Sublethal effects of spinetoram on the two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae), Pestic. Biochem. Physiol. 132C (2016) 102–107.
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[16] J. Xia, Z. Guo, Z. Yang, X. Zhu, S. Kang, X. Yang, F. Yang, Q. Wu, S. Wang, W. Xie, W. Xu, Y. Zhang, Proteomics-based identification of midgut proteins correlated with Cry1Ac resistance in Plutella xylostella (L.), Pestic. Biochem. Physiol. 132C (2016) 108–117. [17] H. Lu, Y. Xu, F. Cui, Phylogenetic analysis of the ATP-binding cassette transporter family in three mosquito species, Pestic. Biochem. Physiol. 132C (2016) 118–124. [18] X. Zhang, Y. Li, J. Wang, T. Zhang, T. Li, W. Dong, E. Ma, J. Zhang, Identification and characteristic analysis of the catalase gene from Locusta migratoria, Pestic. Biochem. Physiol. 132C (2016) 125–131.
Kun Yan Zhu Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506 E-mail address: [email protected]
