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Zhu Salzman, Keyan Professor
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- Professor, Entomology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Over millions of years of co-evolution with insects, plants have developed various defense machineries that can be activated in response to insect herbivory. Insects, in turn, have developed a variety of strategies to evade these plant defense mechanisms. An improved understanding of this complex plant defense and insect counter-defense relationship will facilitate development of better strategies to improve host plant defense. Currently, we are using Arabidopsis to study plant defense signal transduction pathways against insect pests. Meanwhile, since effectiveness of plant defense is also determined by the insect response, my laboratory is also investigating how insects adapt to the challenge of plant defense molecules, as well as to human imposed management strategies, and is working to identify new insect vulnerable systems.
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Zhao, J., Tan, Y., Jiang, Y., Zhu-Salzman, K., & Xiao, L.
(2023).
CRISPR/Cas9-mediated methoprene-tolerant 1 knockout results in precocious metamorphosis of beet armyworm (Spodoptera exigua) only at the late larval stage. INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY.
32(2), 132-142.
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Guo, H., Zhang, Y., Li, B., Li, C., Shi, Q., Zhu-Salzman, K., Ge, F., & Sun, Y.
(2023).
Salivary carbonic anhydrase II in winged aphid morph facilitates plant infection by viruses. 120(14), e2222040120.
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Tolley, J. P., Gorman, Z., Lei, J., Yeo, I., Nagashima, Y., Joshi, V., ... Koiwa, H.
(2023).
Overexpression of maize ZmLOX6 in Arabidopsis thaliana enhances damage-induced pentyl leaf volatile emissions that affect plant growth and interaction with aphids. Journal of Experimental Botany.
74(6), 1990-2004.
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Yuan, E., Guo, H., Chen, W., Du, B., Mi, Y., Qi, Z., ... Sun, Y.
(2023).
A novel gene REPTOR2 activates the autophagic degradation of wing disc in pea aphid. eLife.
12, e83023.
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Wright, C., Lei, J., Bernal, J. S., Zhu-Salzman, K., & Medina, R. F.
(2022).
Aphelinus nigritus-induced transgenerational fecundity compensation in parasitized Melanaphis sorghi. Ecological Entomology.
47(6), 967-980.
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Huang, Q., Han, X., Zhang, G., Zhu-Salzman, K., & Cheng, W.
(2022).
Plant Volatiles Mediate Host Selection of Sitodiplosis mosellana (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) among Wheat Varieties. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
70(34), 10466-10475.
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Lin, Y., Lin, X., Ding, C., Xia, M., Xue, R., Sun, Z., ... Song, Y.
(2022).
Priming of rice defense against a sap-sucking insect pest brown planthopper by silicon. Journal of Pest Science.
95(3), 1371-1385.
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Lei, J., Tan, Y., List, F., Puckett, R., Tarone, A. M., Vargo, E. L., & Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2022).
Cloning and Functional Characterization of a Double-Stranded RNA-Degrading Nuclease in the Tawny Crazy Ant (Nylanderia fulva). Frontiers in Physiology.
13, 833652.
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He, L. i., Chen, I. W., Zhang, Z., Zheng, W., Sayadi, A., Wang, L., ... Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2022).
In silico promoter analysis and functional validation identify CmZFH, the co-regulator of hypoxia-responsive genes CmScylla and CmLPCAT. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
140, 103681-103681.
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Huang, Q., Ma, Q., Li, F., Zhu-Salzman, K., & Cheng, W.
(2022).
Metabolomics Reveals Changes in Metabolite Profiles among Pre-Diapause, Diapause and Post-Diapause Larvae of Sitodiplosis mosellana (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae). Insects.
13(4), 339-339.
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Wang, S., Guo, H., Zhu-Salzman, K., Ge, F., & Sun, Y.
(2022).
PEBP balances apoptosis and autophagy in whitefly upon arbovirus infection. Nature Communications.
13(1), 846.
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Liu, Z., Hou, S., Rodrigues, O., Wang, P., Luo, D., Munemasa, S., ... Shan, L.
(2022).
Phytocytokine signalling reopens stomata in plant immunity and water loss. Nature.
605(7909), 332-339.
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List, F., Tarone, A. M., Zhu-Salzman, K., & Vargo, E. L.
(2022).
RNA meets toxicology: efficacy indicators from the experimental design of RNAi studies for insect pest management. Pest Management Science.
78(8), 3215-3225.
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Tan, Y., Zhao, X., Zhao, J., Zhu-Salzman, K., Ji, Q., Xiao, L., & Hao, D.
(2022).
iTRAQ Proteomic Analysis of Interactions Between 20E and Phospholipase C in Apolygus lucorum (Meyer-Dr). Frontiers in Physiology.
13, 845087.
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Huang, Q., Zhang, G., Nan, J., Cheng, W., & Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2021).
Characterization of trehalose metabolic genes and corresponding enzymatic activities during diapause of Sitodiplosis mosellana. 135, 104324-104324.
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Yang, J., Sun, X., Zhu-Salzman, K., Qin, Q., Feng, H., Kong, X., Zhou, X., & Cai, Q.
(2021).
Host-induced gene silencing of brown planthopper glutathione S-transferase gene enhances rice resistance to sap-sucking insect pests. 94(3), 769-781.
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Ji, R., Lei, J., Chen, I. W., Sang, W., Yang, S., Fang, J., & Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2021).
Cytochrome P450s CYP380C6 and CYP380C9 in green peach aphid facilitate its adaptation to indole glucosinolate-mediated plant defense. Pest Management Science.
77(1), 148-158.
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Tian, T., Ji, R., Fu, J., Li, J., Wang, L. u., Zhang, H., ... Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2021).
A salivary calcium-binding protein from Laodelphax striatellus acts as an effector that suppresses defense in rice. Pest Management Science.
77(5), 2272-2281.
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Zhao, J., Huang, Q., Zhang, G., Zhu-Salzman, K., & Cheng, W.
(2021).
Characterization of Two Small Heat Shock Protein Genes (Hsp17.4 and Hs20.3) from Sitodiplosis mosellana, and Their Expression Regulation during Diapause. Insects.
12(2), 119-119.
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Lei, J., & Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2021).
LATE ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL potentiates resistance conferred by CIRCADIAN CLOCK ASSOCIATED1 to aphid by co-regulating the expression of indole glucosinolate biosynthetic genes. Plant Signaling and Behavior.
16(6), 1908708-1908708.
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Yang, J., Kong, X., Zhu-Salzman, K., Qin, Q., & Cai, Q.
(2021).
The Key Glutathione S-Transferase Family Genes Involved in the Detoxification of Rice Gramine in Brown Planthopper Nilaparvata lugens. Insects.
12(12), 1055-1055.
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Ji, R., Fu, J., Shi, Y. u., Li, J., Jing, M., Wang, L. u., ... Fang, J.
(2021).
Vitellogenin from planthopper oral secretion acts as a novel effector to impair plant defenses. New Phytologist.
232(2), 802-817.
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Lei, J., Meng, J., Chen, I. W., Cheng, W., Beam, A. L., Islam, M., ... Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2020).
Deleterious effects of electron beam irradiation on development and reproduction of tomato/potato psyllids, Bactericera cockerelli. Insect Science.
27(6), 1311-1321.
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Wang, Q., Yuan, E., Ling, X., Zhu-Salzman, K., Guo, H., Ge, F., & Sun, Y.
(2020).
An aphid facultative symbiont suppresses plant defence by manipulating aphid gene expression in salivary glands. Plant, Cell and Environment.
43(9), 2311-2322.
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Lei, J., Chen, I. W., Wright, G., Pillai, S., & Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2020).
Electron beam irradiation induces DNA endoreplication in holometabolous juvenile insects: a rapid flow cytometry-based diagnosis. Journal of Pest Science.
93(4), 1131-1142.
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Chen, I. W., Grebenok, R. J., Schaller, H., Zhu-Salzman, K., & Behmer, S. T.
(2020).
Aphid growth and reproduction on plants with altered sterol profiles: Novel insights using Arabidopsis mutant and overexpression lines. Journal of Insect Physiology.
123, 104054-104054.
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Meng, J., Lei, J., Davitt, A., Holt, J. R., Huang, J., Gold, R., ... Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2020).
Suppressing tawny crazy ant (Nylanderia fulva) by RNAi technology. Insect Science.
27(1), 113-121.
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Guo, H., Zhang, Y., Tong, J., Ge, P., Wang, Q., Zhao, Z., ... Sun, Y.
(2020).
An Aphid-Secreted Salivary Protease Activates Plant Defense in Phloem. Current Biology.
30(24), 4826-4836.e7.
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Martin, J. E., Bernal Jimenez, E. K., Cruz, M. G., Zhu-Salzman, K., Way, M. O., & Badillo-Vargas, I. E.
(2020).
Assessing the Potential Infection of Tagosodes orizicolus (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) by Rice Hoja Blanca Virus in Texas. Journal of Economic Entomology.
113(2), 1018-1022.
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Cheng, W., Li, X., Zhao, J., & Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2020).
Cloning and characterization of Methoprene-tolerant (Met) and Krppel homolog 1 (Kr-h1) genes in the wheat blossom midge, Sitodiplosis mosellana. Insect Science.
27(2), 292-303.
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Cheng, W., Zhang, Y., Yu, J., Liu, W., & Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2020).
Functional Analysis of Odorant-Binding Proteins 12 and 17 from Wheat Blossom Midge Sitodiplosis mosellana Ghin (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae). Insects.
11(12), 891-891.
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Cheng, W., Zhang, Y., Liu, W., Li, G., & Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2020).
Molecular and functional characterization of three odorant-binding proteins from the wheat blossom midge, Sitodiplosis mosellana. Insect Science.
27(4), 721-734.
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Hou, J., Feng, H., Chang, H., Liu, Y., Li, G., Yang, S., ... Qin, Q.
(2020).
The H3K4 demethylase Jar1 orchestrates ROS production and expression of pathogenesis-related genes to facilitate Botrytis cinerea virulence. New Phytologist.
225(2), 930-947.
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Zhang, M., Sun, C., Liu, Y., Feng, H., Chang, H., Cao, S., ... Qin, Q.
(2020).
Transcriptome analysis and functional validation reveal a novel gene, BcCGF1, that enhances fungal virulence by promoting infection-related development and host penetration. Molecular Plant Pathology.
21(6), 834-853.
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Lei, J., Jayaprakasha, G. K., Singh, J., Uckoo, R., Borrego, E. J., Finlayson, S., ... Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2019).
CIRCADIAN CLOCK-ASSOCIATED1 Controls Resistance to Aphids by Altering Indole Glucosinolate Production. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.
181(3), 1344-1359.
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Lei, J., Jayaprakasha, G. K., Singh, J., Uckoo, R., Borrego, E. J., Finlayson, S., ... Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2019).
CIRCADIAN CLOCK-ASSOCIATED1 Controls Resistance to Aphids by Altering Indole Glucosinolate Production[OPEN]. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.
181(3), 1344-1359.
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Wang, L., Cheng, W., Meng, J., Speakmon, M., Qiu, J., Pillai, S., & Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2019).
Hypoxic environment protects cowpea bruchid (Callosobruchus maculatus) from electron beam irradiation damage. Pest Management Science.
75(3), 726-735.
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Sanchez, L., Farber, C., Lei, J., Zhu-Salzman, K., & Kurouski, D.
(2019).
Noninvasive and Nondestructive Detection of Cowpea Bruchid within Cowpea Seeds with a Hand-Held Raman Spectrometer. Analytical Chemistry.
91(3), 1733-1737.
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Wang, R., Zhu-Salzman, K., Elzaki, M., Huang, Q., Chen, S., Ma, Z., Liu, S., & Zhang, J.
(2019).
Mikania Micrantha Wilt Virus Alters Insect Vector's Host Preference to Enhance Its Own Spread. Viruses.
11(4), 336-336.
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Chang, Y., Zhang, X., Lu, M., Du, Y., & Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2019).
Molecular Cloning and Characterization of Small Heat Shock Protein Genes in the Invasive Leaf Miner Fly, Liriomyza trifolii. Genes.
10(10), 775-775.
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Sang, W., Ji, R., Lei, C., & Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2019).
Parental hypoxic exposure influences performance of offspring in Callosobruchus maculatus. Pest Management Science.
75(10), 2810-2819.
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Wang, R., Zhu-Salzman, K., Baerson, S. R., Xin, X., Li, J., Su, Y., & Zeng, R.
(2017).
Identification of a novel cytochrome P450 CYP321B1 gene from tobacco cutworm (Spodoptera litura) and RNA interference to evaluate its role in commonly used insecticides. Insect Science.
24(2), 235-247.
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Cheng, W., Long, Z., Zhang, Y., Liang, T., & Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2017).
Effects of temperature, soil moisture and photoperiod on diapause termination and post-diapause development of the wheat blossom midge, Sitodiplosis mosellana (Ghin) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae). Journal of Insect Physiology.
103, 78-85.
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Sang, W., Speakmon, M., Zhou, L., Wang, Y. u., Lei, C., Pillai, S. D., & Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2016).
Detrimental effects of electron beam irradiation on the cowpea bruchid Callosobruchus maculatus. Pest Management Science.
72(4), 787-795.
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Cheng, W., Li, D., Wang, Y., Liu, Y., & Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2016).
Cloning of heat shock protein genes (hsp70, hsc70 and hsp90) and their expression in response to larval diapause and thermal stress in the wheat blossom midge, Sitodiplosis mosellana. Journal of Insect Physiology.
95, 66-77.
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Armstrong, J. S., Camelo, L. A., Zhu-Salzman, K., & Mitchell, F. L.
(2016).
Effects of Cysteine Proteinase Inhibitors scN and E-64 on Southern Corn Rootworm(1) Larval Development. SOUTHWESTERN ENTOMOLOGIST.
41(2), 337-345.
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Ji, R., Wang, Y., Cheng, Y., Zhang, M., Zhang, H., Zhu, L. i., Fang, J., & Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2016).
Transcriptome Analysis of Green Peach Aphid (Myzus persicae): Insight into Developmental Regulation and Inter-Species Divergence. Frontiers in Plant Science.
7(OCTOBER2016), 1562.
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Wang, Y., Li, D., Liu, Y., Li, X., Cheng, W., & Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2016).
Morphology, Ultrastructure and Possible Functions of Antennal Sensilla of Sitodiplosis mosellana Ghin (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae). JOURNAL OF INSECT SCIENCE.
16(1), 93-93.
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Sang, W., He, L. i., Wang, X., Zhu-Salzman, K., & Lei, C.
(2015).
Evaluation of Reference Genes for RT-qPCR in Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) Under UVB Stress. Environmental Entomology.
44(2), 418-425.
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Bernal, J. S., Melancon, J. E., & Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2015).
Clear advantages for fall armyworm larvae from feeding on maize relative to its ancestor Balsas teosinte may not be reflected in their mother's host choice. ENTOMOLOGIA EXPERIMENTALIS ET APPLICATA.
155(3), 206-217.
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Cheng, W., Lei, J., Fox, C. W., Johnston, J. S., & Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2015).
Comparison of life history and genetic properties of cowpea bruchid strains and their response to hypoxia. Journal of Insect Physiology.
75, 5-11.
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Wang, L., Chi, Y. H., Guo, F., Li-Byarlay, H., Balfe, S., Fang, J., Pittendrigh, B. R., & Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2015).
Transcriptomic response of cowpea bruchids to N-acetylglucosamine-specific lectins. Insect Science.
22(1), 83-94.
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Zhu-Salzman, K., & Zeng, R.
(2015).
Insect response to plant defensive protease inhibitors. Annual Review of Entomology.
60(1), 233-252.
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Goggin, F. L., & Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2015).
Editorial overview: Pests and resistance: Social networking-studying the web of plant-insect interactions to improve host plant resistance. Current Opinion in Insect Science.
9, v-viii.
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Lei, J., & Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2015).
Enhanced aphid detoxification when confronted by a host with elevated ROS production. Plant Signaling and Behavior.
10(4), e1010936-4.
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Guo, H., Sun, Y., Li, Y., Liu, X., Wang, P., Zhu-Salzman, K., & Ge, F.
(2014).
Elevated CO2 alters the feeding behaviour of the pea aphid by modifying the physical and chemical resistance of Medicago truncatula. Plant, Cell and Environment.
37(9), 2158-2168.
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Lei, J., A Finlayson, S., Salzman, R. A., Shan, L., & Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2014).
BOTRYTIS-INDUCED KINASE1 Modulates Arabidopsis Resistance to Green Peach Aphids via PHYTOALEXIN DEFICIENT4. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.
165(4), 1657-1670.
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Castillo Lopez, D., Zhu-Salzman, K., Ek-Ramos, M. J., & Sword, G. A.
(2014).
The entomopathogenic fungal endophytes Purpureocillium lilacinum (formerly Paecilomyces lilacinus) and Beauveria bassiana negatively affect cotton aphid reproduction under both greenhouse and field conditions. PLoS ONE.
9(8), e103891-e103891.
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Song, Y. Y., Ye, M., Li, C., He, X., Zhu-Salzman, K., Wang, R. L., ... Zeng, R. S.
(2014).
Hijacking common mycorrhizal networks for herbivore-induced defence signal transfer between tomato plants. Scientific Reports.
4(1), 3915.
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Yuan, Y., Krogh, P. H., Bai, X., Roelofs, D., Chen, F., Zhu-Salzman, K., ... Ge, F.
(2014).
Microarray detection and qPCR screening of potential biomarkers of Folsomia candida (Collembola: Isotomidae) exposed to Bt proteins (Cry1Ab and Cry1Ac). Environmental Pollution.
184, 170-178.
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Guo, H., Sun, Y., Li, Y., Liu, X., Ren, Q., Zhu-Salzman, K., & Ge, F.
(2013).
Elevated CO(2) modifies N acquisition of Medicago truncatula by enhancing N fixation and reducing nitrate uptake from soil. PLoS ONE.
8(12), e81373-e81373.
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Cheng, W., Lei, J., Ahn, J., Wang, Y. u., Lei, C., & Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2013).
CO2 enhances effects of hypoxia on mortality, development, and gene expression in cowpea bruchid, Callosobruchus maculatus. Journal of Insect Physiology.
59(11), 1160-1168.
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Guo, H., Sun, Y., Li, Y., Tong, B., Harris, M., Zhu-Salzman, K., & Ge, F.
(2013).
Pea aphid promotes amino acid metabolism both in Medicago truncatula and bacteriocytes to favor aphid population growth under elevated CO2. Global Change Biology.
19(10), 3210-3223.
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He, N., Zhang, C., Qi, X., Zhao, S., Tao, Y., Yang, G., ... Xiang, Z.
(2013).
Draft genome sequence of the mulberry tree Morus notabilis. Nature Communications.
4(1), 2445.
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Ye, M., Song, Y., Long, J., Wang, R., Baerson, S. R., Pan, Z., ... Zeng, R.
(2013).
Priming of jasmonate-mediated antiherbivore defense responses in rice by silicon. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.
110(38), E3631-E3639.
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Cheng, W., Lei, J., Rooney, W. L., Liu, T., & Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2013).
High basal defense gene expression determines sorghum resistance to the whorl-feeding insect southwestern corn borer. Insect Science.
20(3), 307-317.
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Ahn, J., Zhou, X., Dowd, S. E., Chapkin, R. S., & Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2013).
Insight into hypoxia tolerance in cowpea bruchid: metabolic repression and heat shock protein regulation via hypoxia-inducible factor 1. PLoS ONE.
8(4), e57267-e57267.
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Sun, Y., Guo, H., Zhu-Salzman, K., & Ge, F.
(2013).
Elevated CO2 increases the abundance of the peach aphid on Arabidopsis by reducing jasmonic acid defenses. Plant Science.
210, 128-140.
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Jing, X., Vogel, H., Grebenok, R. J., Zhu-Salzman, K., & Behmer, S. T.
(2012).
Dietary sterols/steroids and the generalist caterpillar Helicoverpa zea: physiology, biochemistry and midgut gene expression. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
42(11), 835-845.
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Ren, S., Weeda, S., Zhu-Salzman, K., & Ferrell, T.
(2012).
Novel Arabidopsis jasmonate-responsive mutants have variations in bacterial disease resistance. Journal of Biotech Research.
4(1), 80-91.
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WANG Ruilong, ., SUN Yulin, ., LIANG Xiaoting, ., SONG Yuanyuan, ., SU Yijuan, ., SALZMAN Keyan, ., & ZENG Rensen, .
(2012).
Effects of six plant secondary metabolites on activities of detoxification enzymes in Spodoptera litura. Acta Ecologica Sinica.
32(16), 5191-5198.
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Guo, F., Lei, J., Sun, Y., Chi, Y. H., Ge, F., Patil, B. S., ... Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2012).
Antagonistic regulation, yet synergistic defense: effect of bergapten and protease inhibitor on development of cowpea bruchid Callosobruchus maculatus. PLoS ONE.
7(8), e41877-e41877.
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Guo, H., Sun, Y., Ren, Q., Zhu-Salzman, K., Kang, L. e., Wang, C., Li, C., & Ge, F.
(2012).
Elevated CO2 reduces the resistance and tolerance of tomato plants to Helicoverpa armigera by suppressing the JA signaling pathway. PLoS ONE.
7(7), e41426-e41426.
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Cheng, W., Lei, J., Ahn, J., Liu, T., & Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2012).
Effects of decreased O2 and elevated CO2 on survival, development, and gene expression in cowpea bruchids. Journal of Insect Physiology.
58(6), 792-800.
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Ye, M., Luo, S. M., Xie, J. F., Li, Y. F., Xu, T., Liu, Y., ... Zeng, R. S.
(2012).
silencing COI1 in rice increases susceptibility to chewing insects and impairs inducible defense. PLoS ONE.
7(4), e36214-e36214.
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Wu, G. Z., Yin, N. W., Hu, L., Ye, M., Song, Y. Y., Zhu-Salzman, K. Y., & Zeng, R. S.
(2012).
Effects of soybean trypsin inhibitor and defense signaling compounds on the protective enzymes in Spodoptera litura larvae. Chinese Journal of Ecology.
31(3), 652-658.
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Chi, Y. H., Jing, X., Lei, J., Ahn, J., Koo, Y. D., Yun, D., ... Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2011).
Stability of AtVSP in the insect digestive canal determines its defensive capability. Journal of Insect Physiology.
57(3), 391-399.
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Chi, Y. H., Ahn, J., Yun, D., Lee, S. Y., Liu, T., & Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2011).
Changes in oxygen and carbon dioxide environment alter gene expression of cowpea bruchids. Journal of Insect Physiology.
57(1), 220-230.
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Chi, Y. H., Koo, Y. D., Dai, S. Y., Ahn, J., Yun, D., Lee, S. Y., & Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2010).
N-glycosylation at non-canonical Asn-X-Cys sequence of an insect recombinant cathepsin B-like counter-defense protein. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
156(1), 40-47.
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Ahn, J., Guarino, L. A., & Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2010).
Coordination of hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 and seven-up controls insect counter-defense cathepsin B expression. 285(9), 6573-6584.
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Peters, L., Zhu-Salzman, K., & Pankiw, T.
(2010).
Effect of primer pheromones and pollen diet on the food producing glands of worker honey bees (Apis mellifera L.). Journal of Insect Physiology.
56(2), 132-137.
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Chi, Y. H., Salzman, R. A., Balfe, S., Ahn, J., Sun, W., Moon, J., ... Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2009).
Cowpea bruchid midgut transcriptome response to a soybean cystatin--costs and benefits of counter-defence. INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY.
18(1), 97-110.
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Ahn, J., & Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2009).
CmCatD, a cathepsin D-like protease has a potential role in insect defense against a phytocystatin. Journal of Insect Physiology.
55(8), 678-685.
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Koo, Y. D., Ahn, J., Salzman, R. A., Moon, J., Chi, Y. H., Yun, D., ... Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2008).
Functional expression of an insect cathepsin B-like counter-defence protein. INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY.
17(3), 235-245.
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Zhu-Salzman, K., Luthe, D. S., & Felton, G. W.
(2008).
Arthropod-inducible proteins: broad spectrum defenses against multiple herbivores. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.
146(3), 852-858.
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Zhu-Salzman, K., & Zeng, R. S.
(2008).
Molecular mechanisms of insect adaptation to plant defense: Lessons learned from a Bruchid beetle. Insect Science.
15(6), 477-481.
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Ahn, J., Guarino, L. A., & Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2007).
Seven-up facilitates insect counter-defense by suppressing cathepsin B expression. The FEBS Journal.
274(11), 2800-2814.
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Ahn, J., Lovingshimer, M. R., Salzman, R. A., Presnail, J. K., Lu, A. L., Koiwa, H., & Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2007).
Cowpea bruchid Callosobruchus maculatus counteracts dietary protease inhibitors by modulating propeptides of major digestive enzymes. INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY.
16(3), 295-304.
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Amirhusin, B., Shade, R. E., Koiwa, H., Hasegawa, P. M., Bressan, R. A., Murdock, L. L., & Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2007).
Protease inhibitors from several classes work synergistically against Callosobruchus maculatus. Journal of Insect Physiology.
53(7), 734-740.
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Liu, Y., Ahn, J., Datta, S., Salzman, R. A., Moon, J., Huyghues-Despointes, B., ... Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2005).
Arabidopsis vegetative storage protein is an anti-insect acid phosphatase. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.
139(3), 1545-1556.
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Sagili, R. R., Pankiw, T., & Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2005).
Effects of soybean trypsin inhibitor on hypopharyngeal gland protein content, total midgut protease activity and survival of the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.). Journal of Insect Physiology.
51(9), 953-957.
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ZHUSALZMAN, K., BI, J., & LIU, T.
(2005).
Molecular strategies of plant defense and insect counterdefense. Insect Science.
12(1), 3-15.
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Ahn, J., Salzman, R. A., Braunagel, S. C., Koiwa, H., & Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2004).
Functional roles of specific bruchid protease isoforms in adaptation to a soybean protease inhibitor. INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY.
13(6), 649-657.
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Amirhusin, B., Shade, R. E., Koiwa, H., Hasegawa, P. M., Bressan, R. A., Murdock, L. L., & Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2004).
Soyacystatin N inhibits proteolysis of wheat alpha-amylase inhibitor and potentiates toxicity against cowpea weevil. Journal of Economic Entomology.
97(6), 2095-2100.
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Moon, J., Salzman, R. A., Ahn, J., Koiwa, H., & Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2004).
Transcriptional regulation in cowpea bruchid guts during adaptation to a plant defence protease inhibitor. INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY.
13(3), 283-291.
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Pankiw, T., Roman, R., Sagili, R. R., & Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2004).
Pheromone-modulated behavioral suites influence colony growth in the honey bee (Apis mellifera). Naturwissenschaften.
91(12), 575-578.
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Liu, Y., Salzman, R. A., Pankiw, T., & Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2004).
Transcriptional regulation in southern corn rootworm larvae challenged by soyacystatin N. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
34(10), 1069-1077.
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Zhu-Salzman, K., Salzman, R. A., Ahn, J., & Koiwa, H.
(2004).
Transcriptional regulation of sorghum defense determinants against a phloem-feeding aphid. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.
134(1), 420-431.
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Zhu-Salzman, K., Koiwa, H., Salzman, R. A., Shade, R. E., & Ahn, J.
(2003).
Cowpea bruchid Callosobruchus maculatus uses a three-component strategy to overcome a plant defensive cysteine protease inhibitor. INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY.
12(2), 135-145.
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Zhu-Salzman, K., Ahn, J. E., Salzman, R. A., Koiwa, H., Shade, R. E., & Balfe, S.
(2003).
Fusion of a soybean cysteine protease inhibitor and a legume lectin enhances anti-insect activity synergistically. Agricultural and Forest Entomology.
5(4), 317-323.
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Zhu-Salzman, K., Li, H. W., Klein, P. E., Gorena, R. L., & Salzman, R. A.
(2003).
Using high-throughput amplified fragment length polymorphism to distinguish sorghum greenbug (Homoptera : Aphididae) biotypes. Agricultural and Forest Entomology.
5(4), 311-315.
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Koiwa, H., D'Urzo, M. P., Assfalg-Machleidt, I., Zhu-Salzman, K., Shade, R. E., An, H., ... Hasegawa, P. M.
(2001).
Phage display selection of hairpin loop soyacystatin variants that mediate high affinity inhibition of a cysteine proteinase. The Plant Journal.
27(5), 383-391.
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Zhu-Salzman, K., & Salzman, R. A.
(2001).
Functional mechanics of the plant defensive Griffonia simplicifolia lectin II: resistance to proteolysis is independent of glycoconjugate binding in the insect gut. 94(5), 1280-1284.
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Koiwa, H., Shade, R. E., Zhu-Salzman, K., D'Urzo, M. P., Murdock, L. L., Bressan, R. A., & Hasegawa, P. M.
(2000).
A plant defensive cystatin (soyacystatin) targets cathepsin L-like digestive cysteine proteinases (DvCALs) in the larval midgut of western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera). FEBS Letters.
471(1), 67-70.
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Koiwa, H., Paino D'Urzo, M., Zhu-Salzman, K., Ibeas, J. I., Shade, R. E., Murdock, L. L., Bressan, R. A., & Hasegawa, P. M.
(2000).
An in-gel assay of a recombinant western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera) cysteine proteinase expressed in yeast. Analytical Biochemistry.
282(1), 153-155.
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Salzman, R. A., Fujita, T., Zhu-Salzman, K., Hasegawa, P. M., & Bressan, R. A.
(1999).
An improved RNA isolation method for plant tissues containing high levels of phenolic compounds or carbohydrates. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter.
17(1), 11-17.
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Zhu-Salzman, K., Shade, R. E., Koiwa, H., Salzman, R. A., Narasimhan, M., Bressan, R. A., Hasegawa, P. M., & Murdock, L. L.
(1998).
Carbohydrate binding and resistance to proteolysis control insecticidal activity of Griffonia simplicifolia lectin II. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.
95(25), 15123-15128.
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Koiwa, H., Shade, R. E., Zhu-Salzman, K., Subramanian, L., Murdock, L. L., Nielsen, S. S., Bressan, R. A., & Hasegawa, P. M.
(1998).
Phage display selection can differentiate insecticidal activity of soybean cystatins. The Plant Journal.
14(3), 371-379.
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Zhu-Salzman, K., Salzman, R. A., Koiwa, H., Murdock, L. L., Bressan, R. A., & Hasegawa, P. M.
(1998).
Ethylene negatively regulates local expression of plant defense lectin genes. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM.
104(3), 365-372.
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Zhu-Salzman, K., Hammen, P. K., Salzman, R. A., Koiwa, H., Bressan, R. A., Murdock, L. L., & Hasegawa, P. M.
Calcium modulates protease resistance and carbohydrate binding of a plant defense legume lectin, Griffonia simplicifolia lectin II (GSII). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
132(2), 327-334.
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Zhou, X., Ling, X., Guo, H., Zhu-Salzman, K., Ge, F., & Sun, Y.
Serratia symbiotica Enhances Fatty Acid Metabolism of Pea Aphid to Promote Host Development. International Journal of Molecular Sciences.
22(11), 5951-5951.
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Zhao, J., Tan, Y., Jiang, Y., Zhu-Salzman, K., & Xiao, L.
(2023).
CRISPR/Cas9-mediated methoprene-tolerant 1 knockout results in precocious metamorphosis of beet armyworm (Spodoptera exigua) only at the late larval stage. INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY.
32(2), 132-142.
Research
principal investigator on
- Harnessing Chemical Ecology to Address Agricultural Pest and Pollinator Priorities awarded by National Institute of Food and Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2020 - 2025
- Dissection of Insect-Plant-Environment Interaction via Molecular and Genomic Approaches awarded by National Institute of Food and Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2018 - 2023
- Effects of Electron Beam on Potato/Tomato Psyllid and Disease Transmission awarded by United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2018 - 2020
- Mechanisms of Hypoxic Adaptation in Storage Insect Pests awarded by United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2014 - 2019
co-principal investigator on
Teaching
teaching activities
- ENTO428 Insect Biotechnology Instructor
- ENTO429 Insect Biotechnology Lab Instructor
- ENTO491 Research Instructor
- ENTO681 Seminar Instructor
- ENTO691 Research Instructor
- MEPS691 Research Instructor
Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
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Ahn, Ji Eun (2009-05). Molecular Mechanisms Governing the Differential Regulation of Cysteine Proteases in Insect Adaptation to a Soybean Protease Inhibitor.
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Castillo Lopez, Diana (2015-05). Ecological Roles of Two Entomopathogenic Endophytes: Beauveria bassiana and Purpureocillium lilacinum in Cultivated Cotton.
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Lei, Jia Xin (2014-11). Molecular Mechanisms of Arabidopsis Resistance to Green Peach Aphid, Myzus Persicae.
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Liu, Yilin (2007-04). Investigating insect molecular responses to two plant defense proteins and characterizing a novel insecticidal protein from Arabidopsis.
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Moon, Jaewoong (2009-05). Transcriptional regulation in cowpea bruchid guts during adaptation to a plant defense protease inhibitor and screening of mutants that are altered in jasmonate-regulated signal transduction pathways using Arabidopsis thaliana.
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Wang, Yu (2016-01). ARGONAUTE4 (AGO4) is Involved in Arabidopsis Resistance against Green Peach Aphids.
Background
education and training
Contact
first name
- Keyan
has last name
- Zhu Salzman
mailing address
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Texas A&M University
Entomology
2475 TAMU
College Station, TX 77845-2475
USA
Other
- ksalzman@tamu.edu