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Bernard Moussian

Bernard Moussian

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Genetics

D-Index
42
Citations
6446
World Ranking
4315
National Ranking
290

Overview

Bernard Moussian is affiliated with the University of Tübingen in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Within these broader fields, the scientist has contributed extensively to subfields such as Insect Science, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Plant Science.

Moussian's work centers on a range of topics related to insect biology and physiology. Key areas of research include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Insect Resistance and Genetics, Insect and Pesticide Research, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Silk-based Biomaterials and Applications, and Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms.

Recent publications by Bernard Moussian include:

  • Structural basis for diamide modulation of ryanodine receptor, 2020, Nature Chemical Biology
  • Xenobiotic responses in insects, 2022, Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology
  • Ten fatty acyl-CoA reductase family genes were essential for the survival of the destructive rice pest, Nilaparvata lugens, 2020, Pest Management Science
  • Chitinase 10 controls chitin amounts and organization in the wing cuticle of Drosophila, 2020, Insect Science
  • Three-dimensional reconstruction of a whole insect reveals its phloem sap-sucking mechanism at nano-resolution, 2021, eLife

The scientist frequently publishes in journals such as Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Insect Science, Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology, Pest Management Science, and the International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. These venues reflect the focus on insect-related biochemical and molecular research.

In their collaborations, Moussian has worked closely with several coauthors, including Yiwen Wang, Jianzhen Zhang, Justin Flaven-Pouchon, Abeer El Wakil, and Chuan-Xi Zhang. These collaborations indicate an active interdisciplinary engagement within the insect science and molecular biology research communities.

Best Publications

  • The SHOOT MERISTEMLESS gene is required for maintenance of undifferentiated cells in Arabidopsis shoot and floral meristems and acts at a different regulatory level than the meristem genes WUSCHEL and ZWILLE

    Karin Endrizzi;Bernard Moussian;Achim Haecker;Joshua Z. Levin

  • Role of the ZWILLE gene in the regulation of central shoot meristem cell fate during Arabidopsis embryogenesis

    Bernard Moussian;Heiko Schoof;Achim Haecker;Gerd Jürgens

  • Recent advances in understanding mechanisms of insect cuticle differentiation.

    Bernard Moussian

  • Dorsoventral Axis Formation in the Drosophila Embryo—Shaping and Transducing a Morphogen Gradient

    Bernard Moussian;Siegfried Roth

  • Involvement of chitin in exoskeleton morphogenesis in Drosophila melanogaster.

    Bernard Moussian;Heinz Schwarz;Slawomir Bartoszewski;Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard

  • Drosophila Knickkopf and Retroactive are needed for epithelial tube growth and cuticle differentiation through their specific requirement for chitin filament organization.

    Bernard Moussian;Erika Tång;Anna Tonning;Sigrun Helms

  • Knickkopf protein protects and organizes chitin in the newly synthesized insect exoskeleton

    Sujata S. Chaudhari;Yasuyuki Arakane;Charles A. Specht;Bernard Moussian

  • Cuticle differentiation during Drosophila embryogenesis.

    Bernard Moussian;Christof Seifarth;Ursula Müller;Jürgen Berger

  • A comprehensive omics analysis and functional survey of cuticular proteins in the brown planthopper.

    Peng-Lu Pan;Yu-Xuan Ye;Yi-Han Lou;Jia-Bao Lu

  • An F1 genetic screen for maternal-effect mutations affecting embryonic pattern formation in Drosophila melanogaster.

    Stefan Luschnig;Bernard Moussian;Jana Krauss;Isabelle Desjeux

  • Pri peptides are mediators of ecdysone for the temporal control of development

    Hélène Chanut-Delalande;Hélène Chanut-Delalande;Yoshiko Hashimoto;Anne Pelissier-Monier;Anne Pelissier-Monier;Rebecca Spokony

  • Effects of benzoylphenylurea on chitin synthesis and orientation in the cuticle of the Drosophila larva.

    Umesh Gangishetti;Sophie Breitenbach;Mareike Zander;Shaik Khaleelulla Saheb

  • Helicoidal Organization of Chitin in the Cuticle of the Migratory Locust Requires the Function of the Chitin Deacetylase2 Enzyme (LmCDA2).

    Rongrong Yu;Weimin Liu;Daqi Li;Xiaoming Zhao

  • Structural basis for diamide modulation of ryanodine receptor.

    Ruifang Ma;Omid Haji-Ghassemi;Dan Ma;Heng Jiang

  • Hormonal regulation of mummy is needed for apical extracellular matrix formation and epithelial morphogenesis in Drosophila.

    Anna Tonning;Sigrun Helms;Heinz Schwarz;Anne E. Uv

  • The Triple-Repeat Protein Anakonda Controls Epithelial Tricellular Junction Formation in Drosophila

    Sunitha Byri;Tvisha Misra;Zulfeqhar A. Syed;Tilmann Bätz

  • Insulin and TOR signal in parallel through FOXO and S6K to promote epithelial wound healing.

    Parisa Kakanj;Bernard Moussian;Sebastian Grönke;Victor Bustos

  • The role of GlcNAc in formation and function of extracellular matrices.

    Bernard Moussian

  • Kinase-activity-independent functions of atypical protein kinase C in Drosophila.

    Soya Kim;Ieva Gailite;Bernard Moussian;Stefan Luschnig;Stefan Luschnig

  • Kinase-activity-independent functions of atypical protein kinase C inDrosophila

    Soya Kim;Ieva Gailite;Bernard Moussian;Stefan Luschnig

Frequent Co-Authors

Heinz Schwarz
Heinz Schwarz Max Planck Society
Enbo Ma
Enbo Ma Shanxi University
Kun Yan Zhu
Kun Yan Zhu Kansas State University
Karl J. Kramer
Karl J. Kramer Kansas State University
Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan
Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan Kansas State University
Thomas Laux
Thomas Laux University of Freiburg
Charles A. Specht
Charles A. Specht University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Richard W. Beeman
Richard W. Beeman Agricultural Research Service
Peter Fratzl
Peter Fratzl Max Planck Society

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