College of Agricultural Sciences

S. - J. Ahn, Corcoran, J. A., Meer, R. K. Vander, and Choi, M. - Y., “Identification and Characterization of GPCRs for Pyrokinin and CAPA Peptides in the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae).”, Front Physiol, vol. 11, p. 559, 2020.

M. - Y. Choi, Ahn, S. - J., A. Kim, Y., and Koh, Y., “Identification and characterization of pyrokinin and CAPA peptides, and corresponding GPCRs from spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii”, General and Comparative Endocrinology, vol. 246, pp. 354 - 362, 2017.

T. Nusawardani, Kroemer, J. A., Choi, M. - Y., and Jurenka, R. A., “Identification and characterization of the pyrokinin/pheromone biosynthesis activating neuropeptide family of G protein-coupled receptors from Ostrinia nubilalis”, Insect Molecular Biology, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 331 - 340, 2013.

M. - Y. Choi, “Identification and Determination of the Partial cDNA Encoding the Pheromone Biosynthesis Activating Neuropeptide in Helicoverpa armigera”, Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 175 - 180, 1999.

M. - Y. Choi, Sanscrainte, N. D., Estep, A. S., Meer, R. K. Vander, and Becnel, J. J., “Identification and expression of a new member of the pyrokinin/pban gene family in the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasi”, Journal of Insect Physiology, vol. 79, pp. 55 - 62, 2015.

M. - Y. Choi, Köhler, R., Meer, R. K. Vander, Neupert, S., and Predel, R., “Identification and Expression of Capa Gene in the Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta”, PLoS ONE, no. 4, p. e94274, 2014.

M. - Y. Choi, Estep, A., Sanscrainte, N., Becnel, J. J., and Meer, R. K. Vander, “Identification and expression of PBAN/diapause hormone and GPCRs from Aedes aegypti”, Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, vol. 375, no. 1-2, pp. 113 - 120, 2013.

J. - S. Yoon, Ahn, S. - J., Flinn, C. M., and Choi, M. - Y., “Identification and functional analysis of dsRNases in spotted-wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii.”, Arch Insect Biochem Physiol, p. e21822, 2021.

S. - J. Ahn, Donnell, R. J. Mc, Corcoran, J. A., Martin, R. C., and Choi, M. - Y., “Identification and functional characterization of the first molluscan neuromedin U receptor in the slug, Deroceras reticulatum.”, Sci Rep, vol. 10, no. 1, p. 22308, 2020.

M. - Y. Choi, Fuerst, E. - J., Rafaeli, A., and Jurenka, R., “Identification of a G protein-coupled receptor for pheromone biosynthesis activating neuropeptide from pheromone glands of the moth Helicoverpa zea”, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 100, no. 17466149061611954616317151413679168061-3, pp. 9721 - 9726, 2003.

M. - Y. Choi, Lee, J. Min, Han, K. Sik, and Boo, K. Saeng, “Identification of a new member of PBAN family and immunoreactivity in the central nervous system from Adoxophyes sp. (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)”, Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, vol. 34, no. 9, pp. 927 - 935, 2004.

M. - Y. Choi and Meer, R. K. Vander, “Identification of a new member of the PBAN family of neuropeptides from the fire ant, Solenopsis invicta”, Insect Molecular Biology, vol. 18, no. 2B, pp. 161 - 169, 2009.

M. - Y. Choi and Boo, K. S., “Initiation and termination of pupal diapause in the fall webworm, Hyphantria cunea”, Korean Journal of Applied Entomology, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 139-144, 1987.

K. Saeng Boo, Park, K. - C., Yonggyun, K., and Choi, M. - Y., Insect Hormones and Physiology. Seoul: Seoul National University Press, 2005, p. 896.

M. - Y. Choi and Lee, J., “Insecticidal Compositions and Methods to Kill Insects”, U.S. Patent 62/863,3022019.

M. - Y. Choi, Tanaka, M., Kataoka, H., Boo, K. S., and Tatsuki, S., “Isolation and identification of the cDNA encoding the pheromone biosynthesis activating neuropeptide and additional neuropeptides in the oriental tobacco budworm, Helicoverpa assulta (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).”, Insect Biochem Mol Biol, vol. 28, no. 10, pp. 759-66, 1998.

R. K. Vander Meer, Preston, C. A., and Choi, M. - Y., “Isolation of a Pyrazine Alarm Pheromone Component from the Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta”, Journal of Chemical Ecology, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 163 - 170, 2010.

R. Vander Meer and Choi, M. - Y., “Lepidopteran Moth Control Using Double-Stranded RNA Constructs”, U.S. Patent 10,093,9252018.

R. VanderMeer and Choi, M. - Y., “Lepidopteran Moth Control Using Double-Stranded RNA Constructs”, 2017.

S. Joon Ahn, Choi, M. - Y., and Boo, K. Saeng, “Mating Effect on Sex Pheromone Production of the Oriental tobacco budworm, Helicoverpa assulta”, Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 43 - 48, 2002.

S. - J. Ahn, Donahue, K. M., Koh, Y., Martin, R., and Choi, M. - Y., “Microbial-based dsRNA production to develop cost-effective RNAi application for insect pest management”, International Journal of Insect Science, vol. 11, pp. 1-8, 2019.

M. - Y. Choi, Meer, R. K. Vander, and Valles, S. M., “Molecular diversity of PBAN family peptides from fire ants”, Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology, vol. 74, pp. 67-80, 2010.

P. S. Stern, Yu, L., Choi, M. - Y., Jurenka, R. A., Becker, L., and Rafaeli, A., “Molecular modeling of the binding of pheromone biosynthesis activating neuropeptide to its receptor”, Journal of Insect Physiology, vol. 53, no. 8, pp. 803 - 818, 2007.

M. - Y. Choi and Meer, R. K. Vander, “Molecular Structure and Diversity of PBAN/pyrokinin Family Peptides in Ants”, Frontiers in Endocrinology, vol. 3, 2012.

S. Garczynski, Hendrickson, C., Harper, A., Unruh, T., Dhingra, A., Ahn, S. - J., and Choi, M. - Y., “Neuropeptides and peptide hormones identified in codling moth, Cydia pomonella (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)”, Archives of Insect Biochem. Physiol. (in press), 2019.