Yannick Pauchet

TL;DR: It is inferred that closely related Heliconius species exchange protective colour-pattern genes promiscuously, implying that hybridization has an important role in adaptive radiation.

TL;DR: It is suggested that ABC proteins may play a key role in the mode of action of Bt toxins and that ABC protein mutations can confer high levels of resistance that could threaten the continued utilization of BT–expressing crops.

TL;DR: Amplification and functional divergence of genes associated with specialized feeding on plants, including genes originally obtained via horizontal gene transfer from fungi and bacteria, contributed to the addition, expansion, and enhancement of the metabolic repertoire of the Asian longhorned beetle and to a lesser degree, other phytophagous insects.

TL;DR: Surprisingly, the suite of genes involved in insecticide resistance is similar to other beetles, and duplications in the RNAi pathway might explain why Leptinotarsa decemlineata has high sensitivity to dsRNA.

TL;DR: The sequence and annotation of the M. sexta genome, and a survey of gene expression in various tissues and developmental stages, provide an important new resource from a well-studied model insect species and will facilitate further biochemical and mechanistic experimental studies of many biological systems in insects.